CHAPTER 44 [ My Heart Hurts ] ~TRAVIS~ *MOMENTS EARLIER* I have never been the type to use alcohol as a coping mechanism but the moment we booked our rooms, my first thought was that I needed a drink. And fast. I left that room, craving the physical burn of a drink. I needed it to replace the e
CHAPTER 45 [ A Confession and a Warning ]~SOPHIE~One second, I was mad that Travis had the audacity to ask me what I was doing out here after ignoring my very existence all day. And the next, I was luring him like a prey because I saw a small crack in the walls he shields his emotions with. I sa
CHAPTER ONE.LESLIE’S POVMy husband and boss Kian, is laughing at every joke that leaves the lips of his first love while I watch them through the glass doors that separates his office from mine. I had been dutifully preparing some documents that needed his signature and also setting up his meeting
CHAPTER TWO LESLIE’S POV I am speechless for the next few seconds as his words hit me like a freight train. I wait. I wait for his hard eyes to soften with remorse at the harsh words he threw at me but that doesn’t happen. He is glowering at me, nose flaring angrily. “Kian, how…how could you sa
CHAPTER THREE LESLIE’S POV Grandmother’s funeral is being held on a gloomy day, much to my displeasure. I listened to the weather forecast so I could choose the perfect day for the funeral, and according to the forecast, the day is supposed to be sunny and bright just like Grandmother. I feel dup
CHAPTER FOUR KIAN’S POV I want a divorce. The words circle around my head non-stop. Of all the shits I have had the pleasure of hearing–and trust me, I hear a lot of crap as a CEO–Leslie asking for a divorce out of nowhere has to be the worst. I am a man who takes pride in my strength and abil
CHAPTER FIVE LESLIE’S POV I’m thankful that Travis doesn’t ask any questions as he drives me back home. He offers to drive me into the compound but I turn him down and wait till he drives off before I sigh and walk into the house. The house is brimming with maids who rush over to me the instant
CHAPTER SIX LESLIE’S POV Kian hands the flowers over to one of the maids, asking her to put it in a vase or whatever. He clears his throat, trying and failing miserably to hide his embarrassment in front of his mother and the maids. “The flowers weren’t for you.” He says, voice hard as he stares
CHAPTER 45 [ A Confession and a Warning ]~SOPHIE~One second, I was mad that Travis had the audacity to ask me what I was doing out here after ignoring my very existence all day. And the next, I was luring him like a prey because I saw a small crack in the walls he shields his emotions with. I sa
CHAPTER 44 [ My Heart Hurts ] ~TRAVIS~ *MOMENTS EARLIER* I have never been the type to use alcohol as a coping mechanism but the moment we booked our rooms, my first thought was that I needed a drink. And fast. I left that room, craving the physical burn of a drink. I needed it to replace the e
CHAPTER 43 [ A Woman On A Mission ]~SOPHIE~I was insane. Absolutely out of my mind.How else could I explain getting on a plane to a city I barely knew, with a guy who irritated me to no bounds, to attend a ceremony I wasn’t properly invited to? All because of a man who didn’t give a flying fuck a
CHAPTER 42 [One Hell Of A Trip ]~TRAVIS~From the moment the words I and Elaine finalized our agreement, we were swept up in unending preparations, without a single pause to rethink the choices we were making. First, I got her a ring within hours of agreeing to the engagement. The gesture was noth
CHAPTER 41 [ Travis’ Good Girl ]~SOPHIE~Waiting was not my thing. Scratch that—patience and I were mortal enemies. Yet, it’s all I have been doing since that day. I’d been a slave to my phone two days into Travis’ promise to call, checking it every few minutes without fail. Two days.Forty-Eigh
CHAPTER 40 [ A Facade] ~TRAVIS~ I was almost certain that if I just as much as grazed those scars with my fingers, they would open up and begin bleeding again. That was how mortifying they looked. But what was even more scary was how clear it was they were acquired over the years, as if the pers
CHAPTER 39 [ False Innocence ]~TRAVIS~ I wasn’t shocked that I had been drugged. Heck, the drug test was right before my eyes. What threw me off was the person making the confession. The shy, fragile woman who had barely been able to meet my eyes at dinner had waltzed into my office and confessed
CHAPTER 38 [Illicit Affairs ] ~TRAVIS~ If I had any doubts left, Sophie's lips cleared them all in one single touch. Every second of last night came rushing back—the way her skin felt against mine, the way she moaned my name, the way I completely lost myself in her. Her kiss wasn’t gentle or he
CHAPTER 37 [ A Second Round] ~SOPHIE~ The blank expression on Travis’ face could easily deceive anyone into thinking he didn’t know what I was talking about. He must have practiced that look a lot to the point of perfection. For a man who has always been straightforward, he sure was taking the