Chapter\u00a0514<\/p>\n
What\u00a0was\u00a0once\u00a0an\u00a0assignment turned\u00a0into\u00a0something much\u00a0more\u2026\u00a0complicated.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0work,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0kissing\u00a0his\u00a0chest\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0sat up.\u00a0He\u00a0nodded,\u00a0running\u00a0his\u00a0fingers\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0hair\u00a0as\u00a0he too\u00a0sat<\/p>\n
up,\u00a0reluctantly\u00a0releasing\u00a0his\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u00a0have work\u00a0to\u00a0do today,\u00a0too,\u00a0Alpha.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0winked\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0grinned\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0slide\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0completely\u00a0naked\u00a0and\u00a0unashamed.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0him seeing\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0like<\/p>\n
this,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0walked\u00a0around\u00a0him\u00a0naked\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0which\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0mind in the least.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0bed,\u00a0too,\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed her\u00a0hand,\u00a0pulling\u00a0her\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0bathroom\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0playful\u00a0wink.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot before\u00a0we\u00a0shower,\u201d\u00a0he teased.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0giggled\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0shower,\u00a0where\u00a0they\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0washed each\u00a0other,\u00a0but also\u00a0and\u00a0another\u00a0round.<\/p>\n
By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0done,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0breathless\u00a0and\u00a0giggling,\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0apart\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0another.\u00a0They\u00a0eventually\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0go<\/p>\n
to their respectful\u00a0jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0ring??\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0wide\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stared\u00a0at the\u00a0diamond\u00a0ring\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0presented.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0nodded,\u00a0closing\u00a0the\u00a0little\u00a0black\u00a0box.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0propose\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied,\u00a0a\u00a0smile\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0sure\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0huge\u00a0step,\u00a0and\u00a0didn\u2019t you\u00a0swear\u00a0off\u00a0relationships?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel\u00a0is\u00a0different,\u201d\u00a0Gavin told him.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0different.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0real\u00a0deal,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0like it\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0my\u00a0best\u00a0friend\u2019s\u00a0support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0patted\u00a0him\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0always\u00a0have\u00a0my\u00a0support.\u00a0So,\u00a0when\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0going\u00a0to do\u00a0it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0taking\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0favorite\u00a0restaurant\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0pop\u00a0the\u00a0question.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations,\u00a0Man,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u00a0Rachel\u00a0continues\u00a0her\u00a0work\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0office.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0pretending\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0clinical trial,\u00a0but\u00a0in\u00a0reality,\u00a0she\u2019s putting\u00a0together\u00a0some of\u00a0the\u00a0new\u00a0information\u00a0she\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0about\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0company,\u00a0getting\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0send\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0real<\/p>\n
boss.<\/p>\n
She could\u00a0hear\u00a0the\u00a0chatter\u00a0of\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0doctors\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0office\u00a0door;\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0be Elizabeth\u00a0Pierce,\u00a0the\u00a0mate\u00a0of Beta\u00a0Taylor.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0the ring\u00a0and\u00a0everything,\u201d\u00a0Elizabeth\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0coworker.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0never thought\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0that Gavin<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Landry\u00a0actually\u00a0got\u00a0married\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Married?!<\/p>\n
Rachel\u2019s\u00a0heart\u00a0dropped deep\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0stomach.<\/p>\n
Was\u00a0Gavin\u00a0really\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0proposing\u00a0to\u00a0her?<\/p>\n
Guilt\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0eat\u00a0away\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0because\u00a0Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0truly\u00a0know\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0marry\u00a0him\u00a0under\u00a0these\u00a0fault\u00a0pretenses,\u00a0though<\/p>\n
she\u2019s\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0realize\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0wanted\u00a0nothing\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0his\u00a0wife.\u00a0She\u00a0truly\u00a0did\u00a0love\u00a0him\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0words could express,<\/p>\n
but\u00a0he\u00a0deserved\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0better\u00a0than\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0was sent to\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0spy\u2026\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0releasing\u00a0company\u00a0and<\/p>\n
personal\u00a0information\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0enemy.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0here\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0got\u00a0stuck\u00a0marrying\u00a0him\u00a0under\u00a0these\u00a0fake\u00a0pretenses.<\/p>\n
Without a\u00a0word,\u00a0she\u00a0packed\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0office\u00a0stuff\u00a0and\u00a0hurried\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0hospital.\u00a0Her\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0racing\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0car,\u00a0pricking\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0her eyes.\u00a0She\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0and\u00a0see\u00a0him\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0change\u00a0her\u00a0mind immediately.\u00a0She\u00a0would\u00a0fall\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0trap\u00a0of\u00a0marriage\u00a0and\u00a0marry\u00a0a man\u00a0who\u00a0knew\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0nothing\u00a0real about\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0fair\u00a0to\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0pulled\u00a0out\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0called\u00a0her\u00a0boss.<\/p>\n
tears<\/p>\n
\u201cI have\u00a0to\u00a0return,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0could get\u00a0a\u00a0word\u00a0in.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve fallen\u00a0too\u00a0hard,\u00a0and\u00a0things\u00a0got\u00a0way\u00a0more\u00a0complicated.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t<\/p>\n
keep\u00a0this\u00a0up\u00a0anymore.\u00a0I\u00a0sent\u00a0you\u00a0more\u00a0information\u00a0via your\u00a0email,\u00a0but that\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0get\u00a0you\u2026<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0silence\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0said\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0pause.\u00a0\u201cReturn\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0you\u00a0can.\u201d<\/p>\n
})<\/p>\n
He\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0without\u00a0another\u00a0word;\u00a0relief\u00a0flooded\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0up\u00a0a\u00a0fight.\u00a0But\u00a0now\u00a0she\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0this without\u00a0Gavin\u00a0knowing\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0up.\u00a0She\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0spy\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0working\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u00a0so\u00a0she knew she\u00a0could\u00a0enlist\u00a0for\u00a0some\u00a0help\u00a0if\u00a0needed.<\/p>\n
Then,\u00a0a\u00a0thought came\u00a0to\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sent\u00a0out some\u00a0text\u00a0messages\u00a0on\u00a0her burner\u00a0phone,\u00a0her\u00a0heart\u00a0racing\u00a0in her\u00a0chest.\u00a0After\u00a0she\u00a0received\u00a0the\u00a0reply\u00a0she\u00a0wanted,\u00a0she\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath,\u00a0put\u00a0her\u00a0car\u00a0in\u00a0drive,\u00a0and\u00a0peeled\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0as\u00a0fast\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0could\u2026\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0option.\u00a07<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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