Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan stared at Imogen\u2019s full, glossy lips, a gulp catching in his throat that he couldn\u2019t suppress. Memories of being with her played through his mind like a movie, every scene vivid and undeniable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen cupped his face and kissed him boldly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight, she had to claim Rowan, make him give up on Natalie, and ensure he would marry her once the divorce was finalized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last thread of reason in Rowan\u2019s mind snapped him back to reality, and he pushed Imogen away, breaking the kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u2026 I should go back\u2026\u201d he murmured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRowan, I love you,\u201d Imogen said, pinning him to the bed and holding his arms down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you love me? You promised you\u2019d only ever love me. You said you\u2019d go insane if you couldn\u2019t marry me\u2026 and now I\u2019m right here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you want me? We\u2019ve wasted eight years. How many eight-year stretches do we get in life? Rowan, take me\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She slowly unbuttoned his shirt, her voice pleading. Heat surged through Rowan, and his emotions spiraled out of control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He rolled over, locking his gaze on her face. Deep down, he knew without a doubt that this woman was the one he truly loved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen lifted her chin, her eyes glistening, and stared at the black camera perched on the wardrobe. She pressed her lips together, a triumphant, teasing smile playing across her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter that Natalie had been married to Rowan for seven years. In the end, all it would take was a single move, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
he would be back at her side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRowan, do you know who I am?\u201d Imogen leaned close to him and asked softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cImogen\u2026 my one true love\u2026\u201d Rowan replied, pressing a kiss near her ear, his deep, husky voice steady and clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next morning, Natalie was up as usual, preparing breakfast for Sarah and Roger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roger had received a call from Imogen, and ever since he came downstairs, he hadn\u2019t given Natalie a single friendly glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSarah, drink your milk while you eat your toast, okay? That way you won\u2019t choke,\u201d Natalie reminded Sarah as she poured\u00a0<\/p>\n
another cup of milk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not drinking that gross milk. It tastes awful and isn\u2019t even nutritious. Don\u2019t give me any.\u201d Roger huffed, sitting in his chair with his arms crossed, scowling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie glanced at Roger as he pouted, and instead of giving him the milk, she lifted the cup and drank it herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026\u201d Roger grew even angrier. Usually, Natalie would coax him to drink milk, but today she had drunk it herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoger, if you don\u2019t eat breakfast, you\u2019ll be starving in school. We\u2019re already first graders, and the teachers aren\u2019t going to hand out snacks just for us.\u201d Sarah tried to persuade him again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not eating, even if I starve,\u201d Roger said, turning away. \u201cMs. Chapman is bringing me breakfast soon. It\u2019s made by a five- star chef. It\u2019ll taste way better than this boring breakfast.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSarah, just ignore him,\u201d Natalie said, stuffing the last piece of toast into her mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she grabbed the kids\u2019 backpacks, ready to take them to school, Rowan suddenly got out of the car parked in the yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was still wearing the same clothes from yesterday, but unlike usual, he hadn\u2019t dressed as meticulously as he normally did\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0<\/p>\n
whenever he went out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter 12\u00a0 Rowan stared at Imogen\u2019s full, glossy lips, a gulp catching in his throat that he couldn\u2019t suppress. Memories […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}