As Derek stirred awake, he rolled over, reaching out instinctively, but his hand met only cool sheets.
Groggily, he opened his eyes, blinking against the sunlight.
When he saw that the other side of the bed was empty, he sat up, the remnants of sleep clinging to him, and looked around the quiet room.
He glanced at the clock on the nightstand - it was eight in the morning. He frowned, running a hand through his tousled hair.
He swung his legs over the side of the bed, planting his feet on the plush carpet.
He stood, stretching, and took a slow lap around the suite. Her clothes were gone, he noticed. The only trace of her was the subtle fragrance that still hung in the air.
Her scent lingered in the room, a faint, tantalizing reminder of her presence.
He remembered the night vividly: the intensity, the passion, the way her presence had ignited something in him. But now, she was gone.
Frustration gnawed at him. He had just returned to the country the previous day, and the jet lag had hit him hard. He had slept more soundly than he had in weeks, and in his deep sleep, he hadn't heard her leave.
Derek grabbed his phone from the nightstand and dialed his driver. It rang twice before the familiar voice answered. "Good morning, Mr. Stone."
"The lady from yesterday, is her car still parked outside?" Derek asked, not bothering with pleasantries.
"No, sir," the driver replied. "I didn't see the car when I got here an hour ago."
He cursed under his breath, thanking the driver before hanging up. He paced the room, his mind racing:
He had no way of finding her, no clue about who she was or where she had gone. The realization only added to his frustration.
a deep breath,
was nothing he could do about it now but hope that somehow
ease the tension in his
off,
shirt and a tailored suit. As he was fastening his
phone between his ear
alright? I just heard about
fine. I wasn't hurt," he
need to come home," she said, her voice tinged with
echoed,
won't be a wedding,"
jilted your cousin. The wedding has been
paused, his cufflink forgotten. "What
idea," his
Michael will explain everything to us
be there soon," he said, ending the
had jilted his cousin? This day was turning out to be far
finished dressing quickly and grabbed his keys and wallet, slipping them into his pockets. With one last glance around the room, he left the suite, the scent of
driver drove him to his family home, his
had she left without a word? And what on earth had
arrived, his mother met him at the door, her
you're here," she said, pulling
going on?" Derek
study. Your dad is there,"
being jilted?" Derek asked as soon
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