That was the first time I ever hit him. I punched him so hard that I cracked a rib, and when he dropped to the floor, I kicked him until he passed out. I was blinded by rage, and the flame of fury in my heart was too much to bear. And the fact that he didn’t feel any remorse over his actions was wha
But she was still Marcus’s ex-wife.I’d never regretted being his brother like I did in that moment. I stayed in the bar for about two more bottles before I stumbled out and called a taxi. I didn’t care about the gala or anything else. To hell with all of it. I just needed to be alone right now. I
I always knew things were going to be bad once Ethan found out the truth about my marriage to Marcus, and I always knew that it was probably going to take some time before I would be able to fix things. But I never knew that it would completely ruin our relationship. Even after a month since the i
“Yeah, it grows on you after a while,” Rachel said. “I’d forgotten how hot America gets in the summer. I still haven’t completely fixed my wardrobe.”“We should do that tomorrow,” I said. “I’ve been meaning to go shopping as well.”We’d finally gotten to the park, and we walked in silence for a whil
MARCUSIf there’s one thing I pride myself in, it’s my ability to read people. One look at you, and I can pretty much instantly tell exactly what you want. And once you know what someone wants, you have them in the palm of your hand.Take Olivia, for example. From the moment she walked into that con
Ethan, on the other hand, was a mess. I knew how he would react, especially after what happened with Veronica. I knew he still hadn’t forgiven me to this day. But I kept that at the back of my mind, knowing how I could always break him with that. It was fate that made him fall for Olivia as well. He
I arrived at the hotel shortly afterwards, and I made my way to the front desk after slipping on the hat to cover my hair. The receptionist smiled at me confusedly, most likely because she had already seen Ethan heading upstairs. “Hi, Audrey,” I said with the most charming and disarming smile I cou
I spent the entire night stressing over what to say when I finally saw Ethan again. The calm was so abrupt that I didn't know what to expect, and I half expected him to just start yelling at me once I got there. But I didn't care. Mostly because I knew he would never do that, but also because I was
Ethan ended up taking longer than we expected to get discharged, and he ended up staying in the hospital for two weeks. During that time, he had to get a lot of therapy so he could move his left arm again, because some nerves had been damaged and they needed to heal properly. I stayed with him the
MARCUSI swear I could smell the pig even from outside the door. My blood was boiling even before I walked into the room, but it took a monumental effort to keep myself in check. I had to be quick. It shouldn't take longer than five minutes. Thankfully, the cop standing by the door didn't say anyth
“I know enough,” she said. “I knew her even before you did, Ethan. And I’m telling you, she’s nothing but trouble. What happens when she gets what she wants? What happens when she takes everything you have? Do you really think she isn’t a golddigger who is just trying to get close to you for your m
The first thing on my mind when I woke up was Ethan. I bolted out of bed instantly, and I had to grip the bed frame as I swayed and nearly toppled to the ground. I felt like my brain was trying to explode from my skull, and the ringing in my ear was constant. I had to sit down on the bed once again
Everything else that happened was a blur. All I saw was red, and I just wanted to hurt him. It wasn't until he passed out that I finally let up on him, taking a step back and turning to face Liv, who looked absolutely petrified. That was the last thing I remembered before passing out. "Where is tha
ETHANThe first thing I heard was the beeping. As I tried to open my eyes, a blinding pain shot up my entire body, and I almost couldn't breathe for a second. I felt like someone had smacked me in the face with a sledgehammer, and then gotten several bags of cement and laid them all over my body. I
“Forget them,” he said. “We’ll get you some new ones once we’re out of the country.”“Chris, listen to me,” I said. “Please, just let me do this. I won’t take long. You can watch me the entire time.”He stared at me with his eyes narrowed, clearly trying to figure out what I was up to. To be honest,
I saw the moment the gun went off, with the brief flash at the end of the barrel, while I threw myself entirely onto Chris' arm in an attempt to shove him out of the way. But the bullet had been shot, and I turned in horror to find Ethan falling to the ground. And in the moment, I felt like the worl
Oh, God!"Chris," I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper, “what happened to you?"He flinched like I'd slapped him, and his eyes darted down to the marks. "D-don't l-l-look at that,” he said, stammering as he stepped away from me, keeping the gun leveled at my head. "What happened to you, Chr