Forbidden Love: Fate (Zac and Ivy Trilogy Book 1) by Wanitta Praks Read Free Book Online

that I took your grandma’s money.”
    “You held on to her.”
    “When?”
    “I saw you waving good-bye. Grandma said you
held on to her when she almost blacked out. The last time I saw her
was when she was in the consultation room with me. The money was
there when she was with me. So you must be the one that took her
money. Now give it back.”
    “You can’t accuse people with only
speculative evidence. Do you have any other witnesses to testify
that I took her money?”
    “No.”
    “Then you’ve lost your case,” he says,
smiling mischievously, and then starts walking away.
    “Wait! I’m not done talking yet,” I call
out.
    I block his path and even take one of his
crutches to stop him from moving farther, but he only grins when he
faces me. His eyes even sparkle brighter than before.
    Is he trying to play with me? I’m not in the
mood to be teased right now.
    “Have you found another witness to testify
that I did it already?”
    “No, but we’re not through with this,” I
tell him sternly. “I’m taking you to the police station. We can
sort this problem out over there.
    “Police station?” he asks in surprise, his
eyes losing their shine a little. For a minute, I think I’ve won
the battle, but then he only smirks again. “You know what? Let’s
settle it right now.”
    What? And to make matters worse, he
starts calling out for the security guards.
    “Guards! Guards! Hey, are you a security
guard?” he starts asking random people who happen to walk past
us.
    All they see are two teenagers, one with a
broken leg in a cast and another holding a crutch, busy having a
verbal fight, so they take no notice of us.
    I don’t know what to do in this situation.
I’m prepared to take him to the police station, but I don’t want to
make a big ruckus out of this in public. Without thinking, I clamp
his mouth shut. He mumbles a bit more and then, when he realizes
his mouth is clamped shut by my hand, he turns towards me. Right
now, his face is so close to mine that I can feel his warm breath
on me. Feeling like my body is being electrocuted, I let my hand
drop and move back, trying to make sense of what just happened. He
gives me a smirk, as if enjoying my moment of indecision, when I
just stand back, unable to move.
    “Vivi! Vivi!” Moon’s voice drifts to my
ears.
    He seems to recover first, looking straight
past me to Moon, who’s running towards me.
    “Vivi! Vivi!” Moon shakes me out of my
fog.
    “Moon! Didn’t I tell you to stay with
Gigi?”
    “I came to tell Vivi that Gigi found her
money.”
    Not a second later, Gigi comes rushing along
too.
    “Dear, I found our money. It was in the
other pocket. I sewed a new pocket inside my jacket this morning. I
thought to keep the money safe there but forgot it was there.”
    I can feel my face flushing hot in
embarrassment. He, on the other hand, has a smug look on his face,
like he’s having so much fun living off my embarrassment.
    “Zacky.” Moon goes to hold his hand. He
smiles down at her and ruffles her hair.
    I refrain from speaking and try to look
confident and strong, like I’m unaffected by this whole ordeal, but
the warmth in my cheeks won’t stop. I look down, unable to meet his
gaze anymore. I hear him talking to Gigi. I take a sneak peek at
him while they’re busy talking.
    To say he’s handsome is an understatement.
This guy is simply gorgeous and captivating. If Mandy saw him, she
would stamp him as her future boyfriend immediately, like that Zac
Elliot she keeps going on about.
    I think back to my mysterious Phantom guy,
the one who kissed me that night of the festival. I wouldn’t mind
if this guy is him. I would even let him steal another kiss.
    Wait! What am I thinking?
    “I’m sorry, young man. My granddaughter can
be a little discriminating sometimes. Forgive her.” I hear Gigi
apologize to him.
    “It’s fine, Nancy.” He smiles. Then his
attention turns to me.
    Somehow I feel quite exposed with him
staring