Chapter\u00a0608<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered,\u00a0closing\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0distance\u00a0between\u00a0our\u00a0mouths,\u00a0kissing\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0his\u00a0life\u00a0depended\u00a0on\u00a0it.\u00a0Our\u00a0kiss\u00a0was\u00a0anything\u00a0but\u00a0soft\u00a0and\u00a0sweet;\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0heavy\u00a0and\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0so\u00a0much pent\u2013up\u00a0need.\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0the\u00a0warmth\u00a0going\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0core.\u00a01<\/p>\n
My\u00a0mind\u00a0went\u00a0completely\u00a0blank,\u00a0and\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0while,\u00a0I\u00a0completely\u00a0forgot\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0upset\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0place.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0fair\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0this\u00a0huge\u00a0effect\u00a0on\u00a0me; that\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0make\u00a0me\u00a0comply\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0simple\u00a0kiss.\u00a0His\u00a0hands\u00a0were\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0hips,\u00a0pressing\u00a0me\u00a0against\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0everything\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0willing\u00a0to\u00a0offer\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0worst\u00a0part\u00a0was\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0it\u00a0so\u00a0badly.\u00a02<\/p>\n
Or\u00a0maybe\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0showing\u00a0me\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0given\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0somebody\u00a0else.\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0was\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0slap\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0back;\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0both\u00a0breathless,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0go.\u00a01<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin\u00a0I-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0sharply,\u00a0cutting\u00a0me\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0blinked\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0push\u00a0me\u00a0away,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered,\u00a0pressing\u00a0his\u00a0forehead\u00a0against\u00a0mine\u00a0and\u00a0closing\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0chose\u00a0someone\u00a0else\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0opened,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0dark,\u00a0swirling\u00a0with\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize.\u00a0His\u00a0hand\u00a0reached\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0gripped\u00a0my\u00a0chin,\u00a0keeping\u00a0my\u00a0gaze\u00a0on\u00a0his.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0told\u00a0you\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0chose\u00a0someone\u00a0else?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cUh\u2026\u00a0your\u00a0fianc\u00e9,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0narrowed\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cStop\u00a0playing\u00a0stupid,\u00a0Gavin,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0wiggle\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0grasp.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0Rachel\u00a0are\u00a0engaged.\u00a0Congratulations,\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0hear\u00a0the\u00a0sarcasm and\u00a0bitterness\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0the\u00a0confused\u00a0look\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkening.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0engaged\u00a0to\u00a0her?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0froze\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0brows\u00a0dipped\u00a0low\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0confusion\u00a0practically\u00a0consumed\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAren\u2019t\u00a0you?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0makes\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cWho\u00a0told\u00a0you\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0engaged\u00a0to her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0did\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0flash\u00a0of\u00a0anger\u00a0went\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0a\u00a0glimpse\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0surging\u00a0forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u00a0believed\u00a0her?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0the\u00a0hurt\u00a0evident\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0tone.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0emotions\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0place,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0get\u00a0a\u00a0grasp\u00a0on\u00a0them.\u00a0I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0though,\u00a0answering\u00a0his\u00a0question.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0not\u00a0to\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0having\u00a0a\u00a0baby\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u00a0proposed\u00a0so\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0complete\u00a0family.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0dark\u00a0chuckle\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stepped\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0me,\u00a0releasing\u00a0his\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0suddenly\u00a0felt\u00a0cold\u00a0without\u00a0his\u00a0close\u00a0proximity.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0any\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0doing\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0few\u00a0weeks\u00a0before\u00a0you\u00a0left?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0frustration\u00a0clear\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
Chopra\u00a01\/38<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my\u00a0head;\u00a0I\u00a0assumed\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0spending\u00a0those\u00a0last\u00a0few\u00a0weeks\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0fianc\u00e9e,\u00a0getting\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0wedding\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0upcoming\u00a0baby.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0believe\u00a0anything\u00a0else\u00a0after\u00a0Rachel\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0engaged.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0day\u00a0and\u00a0night\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0poke\u00a0holes\u00a0in\u00a0Rachel\u2019s\u00a0accusation,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWait,\u00a0what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0touched\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0night.\u00a0I\u00a0remember\u00a0being\u00a0with\u00a0you\u00a0vividly\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Grand\u00a0Casino\u00a0Hotel,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0lied\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t argue\u00a0with\u00a0you\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0because\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0you\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0fess\u00a0up.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0sex\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0night,\u00a0despite\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0might\u00a0have looked\u00a0like.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0any\u00a0desire\u00a0to\u00a0touch\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0regardless\u00a0of\u00a0how\u00a0drunk\u00a0I\u00a0was,\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0allowed\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0happen.\u00a0I\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0fucked\u00a0up,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0my\u00a0dick\u00a0went\u00a0nowhere\u00a0near\u00a0that\u00a0woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0wide.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0cupped\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0hands,\u00a0his\u00a0thumb\u00a0tracing\u00a0my\u00a0upper\u00a0cheekbones,\u00a0spreading\u00a0warmth\u00a0throughout\u00a0my\u00a0body.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0touched\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0baby\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0carrying\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0my\u00a0fianc\u00e9e.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0banishing\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0jaw\u00a0nearly\u00a0dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0what?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0gasped.<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0banishing\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0repeated.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0for\u00a0someone\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0spy.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0trap\u00a0me\u00a0into\u00a0marriage\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0take\u00a0ownership\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0company.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0spent\u00a0weeks\u00a0gathering\u00a0evidence,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0her\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0or\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0bolt,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0played\u00a0the\u00a0part.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0hurt\u00a0you,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0thought you\u2019d\u00a0leave.\u201d\u00a06<\/p>\n
My\u00a0breathing\u00a0grew\u00a0shaky\u00a0as\u00a0realization\u00a0dawned\u00a0on\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2026\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0proposed\u00a0to\u00a0her\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
Had\u00a0I\u00a0been\u00a0deceived?\u00a0(4)<\/p>\n
A\u00a0sad\u00a0expression\u00a0crossed\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0lied\u00a0to\u00a0you\u2026\u201d<\/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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