Berlin Butterfly: Ensnare (Berlin Butterfly Series Book 1) by Leah Moyes

Author:Leah Moyes [Moyes, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-21T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-three

It was another night of restlessness. Despite convincing myself it would all work out, I was troubled . . . even angered. Another way the spoiled child—well, now man nearing nineteen I believe—had his way. All he ever had to do was snap his fingers and it was done. Whatever Stefan wanted, Stefan got. Well, I was not going to fall for his charms that easily . . . did I really think he was charming? Ughhh, it was a horrible night and an even more horrible day. I peeked around every corner to make sure we never met. I knew I was acting weird. By their small comments about the scene he had made the night before, everyone else noticed it too. I denied whatever they conjured up. I wanted nothing to do with Stefan.

Finally, at 4:30 pm, I decided I wasn’t ready to face him and rushed out of the house. It was very risky. If Frau Franke somehow found out I left early, she could follow through with her threats, but I justified it.

I couldn’t see Stefan.

At home, it was all I could think about. I knew I couldn’t avoid him forever. It was better to be honest with him. The Kühns taught me a great deal about integrity and it was being tested. Now, I had a chance to prove I backed up what I believed.

I decided if Stefan found me at work, I would arrange to see him after, but only long enough to tell him his apology was accepted, and that was it.

“You disappeared last night.” Stefan emerged much sooner than expected. I’d only been working for forty-five minutes the following morning when he entered the dining room.

I spun around to face him, but words did not come easily as he stood tall in the doorway. He wore a vivid, button-up shirt that made his blue eyes appear brighter than I had ever seen. I quickly turned away.

“Sorry,” I mumbled. “I needed to be somewhere.” Instantly, I realized I had undone the very speech I’d sworn to give, the one which spouted honesty. Reluctantly, I faced him again. “No, I’m lying.”

Stefan’s eyebrows rose with curiosity. He slid into a chair at the table as if this was going to be a long discussion.

“I don’t want to see you at all, Stefan. I actually don’t even know why you all of a sudden keep showing up, but I simply can’t forget the past. The Friedrichstraße station, the names, the painting, your mother’s birthday . . .” He nodded subtly with each item on my list.

“I only wanted to apologize, Ella,” he spoke evenly, with no emotion. “I can’t take back what I said or did. I want you to know I really am sorry.”

I watched him carefully. He was different. His forehead wrinkled slightly as he waited for me to respond.

“It’s done,” I whispered. “I accept your apology.”

Stefan grinned slightly as he stood to leave. Awkward silence filled the room as he realized we had reached the end of our conversation.

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