“So that’s why you don’t have any,” I muttered, tapping my chin thoughtfully.Lily nodded heavily. “So,” she said with a sigh, “if you noticed anything off about your visit, that’s why. My father had to let go of a good portion of our staff, and we’ve had to tighten our belts in all other aspects as
ChrisAs Ava and Lily wandered off into the gardens, I found myself alone with Alpha Edward in the sitting room. He moved over to the liquor cart, pouring two generous helpings of a clear liquid into two crystal glasses.“Here,” he said gruffly, extending one of the glasses toward me. “This gin was
AvaChris’s warm member throbbed between my legs, hovering just out of reach. His hands roamed over my bare skin with growing urgency, his palms branding me with their heat. I let out a helpless whimper, silently begging him not to wait any longer.Smirking, Chris rolled us over so that I was pinned
He let out a weary sigh, his head dropping forward for a moment before he reached up to cradle one of my hands against his chest, right over his pounding heart.“It’s just that… I just got you after all this time, Ava,” he said softly. “I don’t want to lose you now. Or ever.”His words made my arms
AvaThe morning sun streamed through the windows of Moonrise manor as Chris and I prepared to depart. Our bags were packed and loaded into the car, and I yearned to get home, but a bittersweet atmosphere couldn’t help but hang in the air as we said our goodbyes.“You’re sure you both have everything
Ava POV On New Year’s Eve, I found out my dear husband and supposed best friend were having an affair. The evening started well enough, though looking back I’m not sure how I was so blind. I remember walking down the gray-on-blue hallway to Ethan’s hotel room while looking forward to surprising
Ava POV I woke up to find myself lying on the sidewalk at the entrance of the hotel, discarded like a vagrant and chilled to the bone with a throbbing headache. I was almost completely numb, but I somehow could still feel pieces of the broken bond with Ethan inside me, slicing at my heart and stom
Ava POV The young man held my hand on the ride to his place. We didn’t talk much. I couldn’t help thinking that if we talked, we’d have to deal with the fact we hadn’t shared much in the way of personal information such as names. I felt a little talked-out, actually, and not sharing phone number