Love's Second Act

Isabella Clark grows up in the Valdez residence. Everyone thinks she and Xavier Valdez are on bad terms; no one knows they'd secretly dated for two years.Five years pass when they're reunited. They have to live under the same roof after the breakup.Isabella just wants to live a peaceful life, yet Xavier refuses to go along with her. She thinks he hates her, but that changes when she agrees to marry someone as part of an alliance.Xavier climbs into her room in the middle of the night, gnashing his teeth angrily. "You heartless creature. How could you agree to marry someone else so easily? Do you know how much I've missed you over the years?"Something dampens the hairs at her neck.