The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla drew herself up to her full height and said, "I have nothing to do with him."

Had this man brought her here on purpose?

"So there is nothing between you two? How is that possible? Mr.Clark is looking for you all over Antawood, but he doesn't know that you are here," Tatum said, smiling.

"Where am I now?" Ayla asked, suspicious eyes darting around her.

She knew she was right.

The unintelligible language and unfamiliar environment meant that she was far from her city.

Tatum said from the sofa, "Miss Woodsen, you don't have to know where we are.All you need to know is that I gave this villa to you.Do you like it?"

"No! Let me go!"

‘'Brian is looking for me? Would he really do that? Didn't he drive me out of the villa the other day? Then why is he looking for me? Will I be locked in here forever if he doesn't find me?'’ Ayla thought frantically.

"I'm sorry but I can't let you go now," Tatum said, a hint of apology in his voice.

"It will let you go only when Mr.Clark agrees to give me everything I want."

It had been difficult to get Ayla here.

He wasn't about to let her go so easily.

Even if she were to die here, he had to get whatever he wanted from Brian.

Ayla sneered, "I didn't think you were this naive.I'm just a woman he doesn't want.How will you take advantage of me to achieve your goal? This is ridiculous.You won't succeed even if I die." She had barely finished speaking when a bodyguard slapped her.

"How dare you be so rude to our leader!" he growled.

Ayla was already weak.

At this assault, she tumbled backwards and hit her forehead on the low cabinet.

Tatum's jaw twitched.

He waved a hand and said, "Don't do that.Miss Woodsen is our distinguished guest.We need to treat her well."

"I don't need your hypocrisy.Besides, you won't succeed,"

Ayla bit out fiercely.

She was dizzy from the fall but she wasn't about to admit defeat."We shall see,"

Tatum said, getting to his feet.

"Keep an eye on her.If anything happens to her, you know what will happen to you."

All the men left with a last glance at her.

Ayla leaned against the wall, helpless.

Why was she hearing all of this from someone else, now that she had left Brian? If she had known that Brian would look for her, she would have cried and begged him not to drive her away back then.

But she had left and he was out there looking for her, desperately, if she were to believe Tatum.Her affection for him and the love that she had finally expressed, had disgusted him, resulting in her being kicked out of the villa.

to what they

was sitting in his office when Anna entered the room saying, "Brian.No information about her

is no

accident.Anna paused for a long second before saying, "You seem to have clues of her whereabouts.Why not go looking for

few days, Anna had realized the

rattled her mind and had exceeded her imagination,

hadn't slept well ever

was jumpy and

telling her, rather calmly, that Ayla was no

that he knew

"She will show up."

was waiting for the man who had kidnapped

knew that Ayla's sudden disappearance was related to Lucas, but he had

Fate would arrange everything.

didn't need to

would appear on her

grabbed his arm and asked firmly, "Will you

Brian didn't say anything.

Ayla out of the

was the one who had done that, but the moment she had disappeared, he became

she is willing to

"Are you both inseparable?"

Anna continued to ask.

kind and

was too humble to show her love, and would often find herself in tricky situations because of

care for

happening to Ayla showed Anna that Brian's care and affection for

Brian was the one

man who had gone and fallen in love

Brian remained silent.

matter if he and Ayla

and he hadn't wanted to

let her leave, only to find himself in the depths

for her, nor did he want Ayla to

he know that she

as much as admitted it, he would fall into a

room

Tatum wants to

looked at the fax

would he try to cut a deal or snatch whatever was presented before him? Whatever it was, he wouldn't satisfy Tatum that

decide the

meeting was only

Anna looked at Brian.

to

feeling he knew everything about

no reason for

some rest," Brian said, looking fixedly

and there was

her to get

down on the sofa, sipping on

you do if Tatum uses Ayla to

would eventually hurt Brian, which was also what Jaime