Jane POV "What?" I gave a brief laugh. "That sounds insane, Jake. I doubt it." "Nasir saw him with your ex yesterday," he replied. I was going to ask which one but decided against it. I recalled at the hospital when he said he knew my track record. I didn't want that type of conversation, so inst
"Danny?" "Janet," he said gently, rising from the sofa. His eyes traveled all over me like he used to do when we dated briefly. I immediately recalled the guy taking pictures of Jake and I at the resort. Even now, I refused to believe Danny had anything to do with it. "What are you doing here?"
Danny's hot breath flooded my face, making me nauseous. His grip tightened firmly around my throat as he pressed himself against me. The feel of his erection on my abdomen made me want to tear off my skin. His other hand gripped one of mine firmly while I tried to fight him off with my free hand.
I went after him despite the complete shame I felt at that moment. He definitely heard the part about the dancing. "You let me f*cking touch you, Janet. And squeeze you!" Danny's words echoed in my head as I ran after my mate. "Jake!" I called. He seemed to increase his strides at the sound of m
Aria was awake. She wasn't fussing, thank goodness. As she blinked her bright green baby eyes, squinting, it occurred to me that the sunlight had caught up with us. So I moved her and her brother's cribs farther into the shade. It was midmorning and I was out in the balcony with Derek and Lily's t
"Did you hear me? I called you a f×cking jerk!" "Oh, I heard you. I'll treat that when we see!" His voice had an edge that made me hot for some reason. "For now, I just thought you'd want to know who was taking our photos and why." "I wanna know why you ran away?" I snapped. "First tell me why
"I was furious. I'm not used to any of this, okay. Miss tight-ass was supposed to be guarding you but she's more concerned with making sure I keep my hands off you." "It's not her fault, Jake," I said calmly. "No, it's hers and Nasir's fault! And mine! For not escorting you INSIDE the damn house."
Jake POV My bride was one minute late. Thirty-four seconds and counting, to be exact. Not yet one minute. I glanced around the beautifully decorated party hall for the first time since I walked in. It was overdone. I had expected a quiet affair. The guests, though not too many, were also more t