BAILEE “You can turn around now,” I said to Lacey, but she was still typing away on her phone with her shoulder against the wall. She hadn’t seemed too happy about whoever had been texting her. “Everything okay?” I asked as I placed the cup of pee on the counter and moved to wash my hands. “Fin
ALEXANDER I pursed my lips as I stared at my backup laptop, watching the messages rolling in. Jordan had been keeping a close eye on the activity on my computer…the computer he claimed never made it to him. He had been diligent about removing all confidential information from it but stated that
BAILEE “Wake up, sleepyhead!” Lacey shouted, just in time for me to roll over and shield my stomach before Brinley jumped onto my bed with both knees where I had previously been lying. “The sun is shining, the tank is clean, and we are getting you out of bed.” “Why are you doing this to me?” I gr
ALEXANDER My back warmed as I leaned against the Range Rover, staring at the building before me. It had taken everything in me not to storm into the office, but seeing that it was her doctor, I couldn’t do it. She deserved her privacy, and I would give it to her. Sweat had started to form on
ALEXANDER “Bailee,” I whispered as reality hit me. “I’m not here to fight with you, I’m here to fight FOR you.” She peeked up at me from under her lashes before looking away again. That asshole sure had done a number on her, and I wanted to kill him for it. “I don’t want to yell at you, I won
BAILEE My heart was hammering away, and I was struggling to keep myself composed. Yet, he looked like he wasn’t breathing at all. After several minutes, I reached over and pushed the car into Park, waking him from his trance. “Alex?” I asked hesitantly, placing my hand on his arm before jerking
BAILEE “Not that I’m complaining about getting time with Brinley, but are you sure about this?” Ben asked, his voice coming through the car’s speaker. It wasn’t the best quality, but it did the job of helping me avoid a ticket for using my phone while driving. “No. Not at all. But I’m doing it.”
“Who he would become?"I repeated in disbelief. "He’s not some supervillain. Alex is a good man, a lot better than Caleb. If I were you, I would keep Caleb as far away from you as possible. He’s been doing coke! How is someone under the influence better to be around than the man who has loved and sup
EPILOGUE “Go, go, go!” Sebastian screamed from next to me, standing and leaning over the person in front of him as if Ben could hear him over the crowd and the glass. Then again, with how loud the man was, he just might. I had only known Bash in passing from when I worked for Ben as his assista
HAVEN ONE MONTH LATER My eyes kept moving from the woman before me to the clock on the wall behind her. I wanted to be here, but I had more important places to be. She had run over with her last client, which made us run over and caused me to be late for an important game. Ben had been stressin
BEN Haven was empty for the next few weeks as she flew back and forth, cleaning out the house her ex-husband had left her. It had been Cynthia’s home, too, and Haven had been taking extra care and devotion to ensuring things were handled and gone through properly. I had gone with her a few times,
HAVEN Her hand was cold, and I adjusted her blanket to cover her arm. The lawyers had come in and refused to admit any fault of the hospital, even though Cynthia had her ID on her and even knew one of the paramedics who brought her in for them to have given the hospital her name. They should ha
HAVEN Sitting in the airport in the middle of the night with a toddler who got angry each time the loudspeaker called for another flight and disturbed her sleep was not what I had been prepared for. My mind was a foggy mess. All I could picture was Cynthia falling down the stairs. How long had sh
BEN Being excited about an ex getting involved in my life might not have been the best thing when things were already tense, but fuck did it feel good to know I did indeed have friends in high places and they were watching my back. Was I still expecting them to hold it over me and try to get me t
BEN It was odd pulling up to the house and finding there wasn’t a single paparazzi in sight. After today’s news, I expected them to be ready to break down my gate for a story, but no one was there. Instead, a blacked-out SUV sat across the street, and my stomach twisted when I realized it was pro
HAVEN I needed to get out of the house. Staying inside was driving me crazy, and I couldn’t take it anymore. My last job interview was a week ago, and while I keep applying, no one wants to hire the woman all over the tabloids with a sex tape. Our PR team managed to get it taken down, but it stil
BEN “Rangers player Benjamin Evans is today’s hot topic. Now fans were petitioning for him to be traded for his performance last season. Even I wanted him gone, and I’ve followed his career since he was being scouted.” The reporters around him laughed, and I gritted my jaw. “I know. I remember hi