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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: A GENTLE GESTURE, A BRUTAL MOMENT
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2025-03-17 22:21:43
VivienneWell, that spark went out too quickly ☹️ But Maverick is just upset. Hopefully, he’ll come around, but you have to keep reading to find out xx😘
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Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: HEAT OF THE MOMENT
MAVERICK Iris wasn’t looking at me anymore as she replied. “Okay.” Her eyes were downcast, and something intense pulled at my chest, I hated the fact that I was making her feel like this.I’d expected her to argue, to fight like she always did. But she didn't. She just accepted it.And I hated that more than anything.But this had to be done. I didn’t want to do it, but it was very necessary.I couldn’t let emotions distract us from our goal, and Iris…She was a distraction.I exhaled, shoving the feeling down. I reached for her hand, gripping it in mine as I said, “Let’s go.”The walk back to the party was silent. Too silent.I could feel the tension radiating off her, but I didn't say anything. I couldn’t. I was afraid that if I opened my mouth, I would take back everything that I said to her in there. And that would be another mistake.As soon as we stepped back into the ballroom, I felt eyes on us. Dwayne’s to be exact. He was sitting with Megan at a corner of the room, watching
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-17Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: THE FERTILITY TEST
IRISI hadn’t spoken to Maverick since last night. I hadn’t even seen him— I made sure not to go downstairs just in case he would be there.But now he was downstairs in the kitchen, making coffee.I stood for a minute, watching his back muscles ripple as he retrieved a mug from the cupboards.That I was upset with him for being an asshole didn't mean I couldn’t admire him. Heaving a sigh, I walked toward the kitchen counter and hopped onto one of the high chairs.He turned around, his expression stoic as he regarded me. “Coffee?”I nodded firmly. “Sure.”Maverick poured a second cup without another word, sliding it across the counter toward me. I took a sip, letting the warmth relax me before finally breaking the silence. “When do we leave?” I asked, referring to the hospital visit.Maverick sighed, shaking his head at me. “Iris, you don’t have to—”“I do,” I snapped, glaring at him. “I have to. Because believe it or not, Sebastian and Eleanor have already planted seeds of doubt in yo
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-18Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: A VISIT FROM THE PAST
MAVERICK Checking the time on my wristwatch, I strolled into the bar. It smelled like old whiskey and regret. Not exactly the location I would’ve chosen to have this conversation, but it wasn’t my call to make.It was Ryan’s.Seeing him after ten years had been a huge surprise to me, because he was never supposed to come back.But he did. And I knew he wasn’t planning to catch up like old buddies.I sat in the booth near the back, ordering a glass of whiskey while I waited for him to show up. A glass that I wasn’t going to drink.I hadn’t taken a sip of alcohol in over ten years. Ordering it was just a ritual to me, a reminder of who I used to be and who I refused to become again. I ran a hand through my hair, exhaling slowly. I shouldn’t be here. Hell, I should not have even been entertaining this. But, like I said, it wasn’t my call.The chair across from me scraped against the floor, pulling me out of my thoughts.It was Ryan.He was just as I remembered, only a little more grow
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY ACTIONS
IRIS ‘Secrets have a way of coming out, don’t they?’ ‘You should tell him before he finds out himself. It’ll hurt less that way. Hope tonight goes well for you.’ My hands were shaking, my heart beating so fast against my ribcage as I stared at the messages that had come in over ten minutes ago. A cold chill ran down my spine and I gripped my phone tightly. Swallowing hard, I tried to focus on the sound of Megan’s voice through my laptop screen. I’d been on a video call with her and Amethyst for over an hour, but I had stopped listening minutes ago. “Iris?” Megan called, her brows furrowing as she finally noticed the expression on my face. “You okay?” I blinked, forcing my expression to be more neutral. “Yeah, I just…” I trailed off, pressing my lips together. I wanted to tell Megan about this but I didn't want her to panic. Now, I was sure of it. Someone out there knew about Amethyst, and that person wanted me to tell Maverick. What would happen if I didn't? “You sure?” She
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: JUST LET ME TOUCH YOU
MAVERICK Iris knew that I could find out whatever secret she was hiding if I wanted to, and yet, she still blatantly lied to my face about it. Telling me no and even taunting me with her response.She was challenging me.The thought was nearly funny to me. It was as if, right now, at this moment, she didn't care about what would happen if I found out. She seemed shaken when I came into her room. She actually looked scared. Terrified was a better word for it.And now, she was pushing her breasts against me as we kissed. Wanting more.I’d say it was a fair trade. One of her rules for one of mine. But this was going to happen on only my terms.She still struggled against my hand that was binding her wrists together. She struggled to get free, but I was going to refuse her that freedom.I wasn’t going to let her touch me.“Maverick,” she whispered against my mouth. “Let me go.”“No,” I replied flatly, capturing her soft lips with mine again. I wasn’t sure I was ever going to get over Ir
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FORTY-NINE: GOOD GIRLS GET TO BE REWARDED
IRIS I did as Maverick asked, turning around to face him and dropping down to my knees.Maverick was glaring at me, but his glare was mixed with severe lust. I sat back on my heels, lacing my fingers together, and then I placed them on my lap. “Yes, master,” I said mockingly. I was taunting him, pushing him closer to the edge all because I wanted to see how far he would go. How far he could go.Maverick’s eyes flashed. He turned away from me, moving towards a drawer in a corner of his room. He retrieved something from it, and it was only when he came back to meet me that I saw what was in his hand.Handcuffs. Black furry handcuffs that were designed to fit small wrists like mine. My jaw dropped as I gaped at Maverick. “What the hell? Why do you have that?”The thought of him handcuffing me didn't make me scared or anything like that. Instead, it made me even more aroused. I anticipated what Maverick was going to do to me. How he was going to punish me like the lying, bad girl I was
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-19Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FIFTY: A FUCKING IUD
IRIS “Shit,” Maverick cursed once he realized. “Iris.” I turned around so I was laying on my back. Maverick was staring at me with an expression I couldn’t decipher. He ran a hand through his hair, his chest rising and falling slowly. “It’s okay,” I assured him, sitting up. “I have an IUD.” He regarded me carefully for a few seconds before he nodded. “Okay.” And then he turned around without another word, heading towards the bathroom. I sat there on Maverick’s bed thinking about what we had just done and what was going to happen now. We’d both needed some kind of escape from reality, and we both made a reckless decision. But now it was all over, and I didn't know what Maverick was planning to do, but I had an idea. He was definitely going to look into me now. Maybe I should have just told him about Amethyst. But even as I sat there, I couldn’t work up the courage to open my mouth and tell him. Maybe it was better for him to find out by himself. I contemplated leaving, but b
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-03-20Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE: THE TRUTH
IRIS Maverick was dripping wet from head to toe. He must have gone for a run.A run to clear his fucking head while I sat in his room crying and contemplating.He wanted to know the truth? I was going to tell him the truth.Just not about Amethyst.I took a deep breath. “Have you ever kept a secret just so you could protect someone?”Maverick exhaled sharply, running a hand through a damp hair. “Iris, we can—”“Just answer the question, Maverick.” I crossed my arms over my chest, walking toward him. “Have you ever kept a secret just so you could protect someone?” I repeated slowly.His jaw was tense as he nodded slightly. “Yeah, I have. What does that have to do with anything?”I shrugged, not taking my eyes off him. “It has everything to do with this, Maverick. Because while I can’t tell you my secret, I can tell you something about me in exchange for it.” I paused. “I’ll tell you something about my past.”This was stupid. I was breaking my own rules all by myself. But sometimes, to
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Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWO: PROMISE ME
IRIS “What are you going to do?” That was Megan’s question after Dwayne had stormed out. There had been an uncomfortable silence in the room for a while, both Megan and I lost in our thoughts. Me thinking about Maverick and Amethyst, and Megan?Well…“I don’t know,” I answered honestly, crossing my arms in front of my chest as I leaned back in my seat. “Maverick wasn’t exactly clear on what he was going to do to me.”I hated that I sounded bitter when I said that, but I couldn't help it.Maverick was about to do away with me. I was sure of it. This was going to be the end. That, maybe I could deal with. Maybe I could forfeit all the drama and the plans for revenge that we hadn’t even started to go into yet.But, Amethyst?How was I going to beg Maverick not to take her from me? The look in his eyes, him wanting to be alone with her…My greatest fear had come to life. Maverick was going to take Amy from me, and he was probably going to marry Layla because of how attached they were
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE: NO FUCKING WAY
IRIS The first thing I heard as soon as I opened the door to Megan’s room was the soft, steady beeping of the heart monitor.Other than that, it was quiet. Dwayne sat beside her bed, his elbows on his knees, head in his hands. His entire body was tense. Too still.The doctors said that Megan had woken up earlier, but now, she was asleep.“Hey,” I whispered.Dwayne’s head snapped up, and he looked at me warily, then shifted his gaze tp the door like he was expecting someone to come in.“Where’s Maverick?”I took a seat across from him. “With Amethyst.”That answer alone multiplied the tension in the room. Dwayne heaved a sigh, his hand moving to the back of his neck. And when his eyes met mine, he gave me a sheepish smile.“Sorry for my outburst earlier,” he muttered. “I was just—”“Dwayne,” I interrupted. “There’s no need to apologize, okay? I should be the one apologizing.”His eyes widened slightly and I swallowed nervously. “And you were right. This happened because of me. If Me
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED: I’LL SAVE YOU A SEAT
IRIS I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that the moment things went south, Layla would swoop in and try to “fix” things.But that still didn’t soften the hurt that I felt. Seeing Maverick wrap his arms around the girl that so obviously wanted him, was heartbreaking, to say the least. It pulled at something inside of me that shouldn’t have been pulled at all.But I had to remind myself that Maverick wasn’t mine. And that even if he was, I deserved whatever he was dishing out at me right now.Dwayne gave me a short glance, and I could see a hint of… worry or pity in his expression.And then, shaking his head at the scene before us, he disappeared into the corner, heading toward Megan’s room.I should’ve turned around. Should’ve taken one look at Maverick’s arms around her and left without saying a word. But I couldn't.My legs had frozen in place. My lungs refused to work.And my heart?God, my heart was cracking wide open.Layla turned slightly in mavericks arms, noticing me stan
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-NINE: SIX FEET UNDER
MAVERICK Fucking hell.I stood outside the hospital, staring at the hood of my car like it had personally betrayed me.My pulse thundered nonstop in my ears and my knuckles ached from how tightly I’d been clenching my fists.I was going to fucking lose itI had a daughter. My own flesh and blood. And Iris Blake had kept her from me.It was funny, really. I didn’t even know if I was mad at her for hiding her in plain sight, or mad at myself for not figuring it out sooner.Before I could realize what I was doing, my fist was coming down against the roof of my car. Hard. I felt the impact from my fist down to my shoulder, but I didn’t care.So fucking stupid. That’s what I was. Too fucking stupid and lenient to dig into a woman who was important to my plan.But then again, maybe I just didn’t want to find out.With a sharp grunt, I started to punch down on my car again, but a voice stopped me short.“Careful there, bro.”I turned to see Dwayne walking toward me, hands in his pockets. He
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT: WORDS LEFT UNSAID
IRIS The expression on Maverick’s face was either going to make me lose my breath, or ruin me. Either way, I was going to die. I shouldn’t have said that. Definitely shouldn’t have included Maverick in the list of the Sinclairs that I didn’t trust, but I couldn’t help it. I just… couldn’t trust him. But I couldn’t also help but feel like I’d made a horrible mistake. Not a mistake as horrible as keeping his daughter from him, but horrible nonetheless. Maverick sneered at me, and in a flash, my back slammed hard against the wall with my hands above my head. Maverick had pinned both my hands against the wall with one of his. “Give me one instance,” he seethed. “One instance where I made you feel like you couldn’t trust me. Where I caused you damage like you say the Sinclairs do.” I didn’t respond. Not because I didn’t want to, or because I couldn't. But because I didn’t have an answer to Maverick’s question. My lips remained parted, but no words came out. His jaw
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN: ALL YOU SINCLAIRS
MAVERICK I knew. Of course I fucking knew. I’d suspected for a long time, but I just didn’t want to find out. Didn’t want to believe that Iris would keep something as serious as this from me. My own daughter. Even after everything that Iris and I had been through, she had kept her from me. Had even fucking begged me not to dig into her. I should’ve. Respecting Iris’s wishes was a decision that I was going to regret for the rest of my life. “Maverick…” Iris’s voice cracked as she trailed off. That was all she could manage at this point. My name. Because there was nothing she could say or do to fix this. Dwayne arched his brow at me. “Yeah,” he muttered through his teeth. “That’s the fucking reaction I’ve been looking for.” Last week, Dwayne had told me that Megan had slipped and said something that hinted at Iris being Amethyst’s mother. I’d though it was a ridiculous mistake because there was no damn way that it was true. That didn’t mean I was able to stop thinking
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-SIX: MY BABY
IRIS Megan.My baby.My baby. My baby. My baby.I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t think. Couldn’t even speak.I was a zombie when Maverick led me to his car. A zombie when he drove, but not oblivious to the worried stares that he kept throwing my way.But before Maverick had even parked the car in front of the hospital, I was already out. Already running inside. The ground was cold beneath my bare feet. At some point, I’d taken my shoes off, and I hadn’t even noticed. I had no idea where they were.“Iris!” I heard Maverick call behind me, but I was already disappearing through the doors. “Wait!”I was a zombie when I walked over to the reception. The nurses looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to say something.Anything.But I couldn’t. Even though my mouth opened, no words came out. My throat, my breathing. It was all constricted. Fear and panic wrapped themselves tightly around my chest, gripping me so harshly. Rendering me speechless.“How can we help you, Miss?”“My…m–my b—”“A w
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE: THE OBSERVER
IRIS “You know, it never really made sense why Layla would dye her hair until I saw you in this dress,” Ryan said as we turned into a corner.His gaze assessed me from top to bottom, and he had a slightly amused smirk on his face. “You look gorgeous, by the way.”I cleared my throat, shifting on my feet. “Thank you.”“I really wish my sister wasn’t so obsessed with that fucking guy. I hope you’ll excuse her shortcomings, Iris.”My brows shot up as I scoffed. “Shortcomings?”Ryan’s perfectly white teeth showed as he grinned, and I realized with a start that he had dimples on both cheeks.There was no doubt about Ryan’s gorgeousness. His blond hair was tousled stylishly and he had on a black button-down shirt that was tucked into same colored slacks.He was handsome in a way that was… rugged. Carefree.And I… was noticing way too much about him.Well, forgive me for being blinded by his smile.“Maybe a little more than shortcomings.” He let out a chuckle. “My sister can be… intense.”I
Dear Ex-Husband, Revenge is Mine! CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR: QUENTIN, THE DRUNK
IRIS “Oh, you have got to be kidding me,” I muttered under my breath as Layla catwalked toward us, in the same hair and dress color as me. I mean, I could look past the dress because I didn’t really care about that. But… the hair? Was she that much of a psycho that she would change the color of her hair? “What are you doing, Layla?” I heard Maverick ask as she came to a stop in front of us. Layla assessed me from my head to my toes, an amused smile playing on her lips, and then she turned to Maverick, an innocent, wide-eyed look on her face. “Whatever do you mean, Mav?” Maverick clenched his jaw, his gaze steady as he glared at her. “Layla.” Layla let out a laugh, reaching for her hair to play with the strands. “Oh, you mean this? I wanted to try something new.” She pouted. “Are you upset? I know how much you loved my blonde hair. You said you never wanted me to dye it, remember?” Maverick’s arm tightened around my waist, the only sign that Layla’s taunts were affecti
