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
BAILEE I was aware of the guard sitting in his car, watching me, and I walked over. He rolled down his window, staring everywhere but at me, and I narrowed my eyes at him. “How long are you going to be doing this?” I asked, bending forward but not touching his car. “How long are you going to b
ALEXANDER “Morning, Nathan,” I said, staring down at my phone to check for a message from Bailee. I was disappointed to see that she hadn’t responded yet. All morning, I hadn’t been able to shake the happiness I was feeling. I didn’t think I would ever feel this way. After what I had gone through
BAILEE The sound of glass sprinkling onto the ground made me stir, and a sharp stabbing pain went through my chest and head as I opened my eyes. The sun felt like a spotlight, blinding me as I tried to get my bearings. A warm liquid slid up my cheek before crossing my forehead, and my hand move
ALEXANDER My heart dropped to my stomach, and I practically dove for the phone on my desk to answer it. The number on the screen wasn’t familiar, and my chest tightened, realizing he didn’t even have his phone. How bad had the accident been? Multiple cars? I knew he was at least alive if he were
BEN Bailee gently hit his arm with the back of her hand as she walked by him to a cabinet to grab a glass, and I laughed. “It was a week ago. Where is Brinley?” I asked, looking around for my adorable niece. She would probably love to hear my news with them. “She said she had to go find her train.
BEN I wasn’t sure when I decided to return to the city. Still, I found myself pulling up to Alex’s house five hours later, my back irritated from being in the car for so long, and only one text from the manager of the rehab center checking in and asking if they could get me anything since I missed
HAVEN “Hey, have you guys seen my…” Calum said as he trailed behind the security guard who stormed past us, but he stopped in our way when he saw my face. “You’re crying?” “Not now, Calum.” He ignored her, but I didn’t want to discuss this with him. We were just co-workers, not friends. He fli
BEN My hands were sweaty, and a chill went through me. I couldn’t trust anyone. Not my parents, staff, or even Haven after her repeated lies over the past week. If she had told the truth this time, I would be in serious trouble. My staff had access to everything that controlled my life. I wou
BEN My heart twisted in my chest. After seeing her picture, I knew in my gut that Siri was mine, but Haven had lied so many times that even hearing what I had wanted to hear, I wasn’t sure I could believe it. “There wasn’t anyone else?” I repeated. If there wasn’t anyone else, then Haven hadn’t
HAVEN “That’s not possible,” I said, shaking my head back and forth. This room was too small for us to hash this out now. I felt like I couldn’t breathe with Ben so close, and his body heat made me uncomfortably warm. “Look at me, Haven,” Ben demanded, and I ripped my eyes away from the stack o
HAVEN I had resented Benjamin Evans for many things over the years, but the feeling of dread that now bubbled in my gut when I drove to work was the cherry on top. This job was finally something I had outside of my home that I had worked hard for, and that made me happy, and he made me not want t
BEN “Haven, like your old assistant Haven?” Bailee asked, and I nodded even though she couldn’t see me. “The one and only,” I grumbled in response, rubbing my temples as I tried to fight the headache that was rapidly coming on. “That’s great! Did you guys talk?” Bailee asked, sounding as excited
BEN “Bailee,” I answered, tucking the envelope under my arm as I swiped my key card and opened the door to my suite. “How are you feeling?” She had another baby on the way, a boy this time, but she had been having some stress-related complications that had worried everyone around her. Granted, sh