BEN I was itching to check my phone, wanting to see how Haven’s meeting went, but I couldn't get to it until after practice. She had been stressed this morning before I left, worried about her ability to keep her job, but we both already knew that wouldn’t happen. Her boss had been itching to fir
HAVEN Cynthia and Siri were outside, enjoying the pool while I polished up my resume, and I smiled as I heard them giggling. I would miss Cynthia when she returned home, but I hoped she would see how nice life here could be and would decide to stay. “Haven?” Ben’s voice rang through the house,
HAVEN I wasn’t excited for the doorbell to ring, nor was I excited for guests when this was one of my last dinners with Cynthia before she went home. But Ben was so excited to introduce me to some of his team, and I was determined to make a good impression. As soon as I managed to pry myself awa
HAVEN I heard the back slider open, letting in a cool draft, and it closed just as quickly. “It’s a difficult life,” Sierra said from behind me as I placed the dishes in the sink. I glanced over my shoulder at her, still stunned by how perfect she looked, and my eyebrows pulled together. “Exc
BEN I could hear the kitchen sink turn on, telling me that Haven wasn’t going to listen to me and let me clean up from dinner. She was stubborn, but it was one of the things I loved about her. Jake glanced back and forth between Haven behind me and Sierra, who hadn't bothered to say goodbye and s
HAVEN If it hadn’t been so important for Ben to be at training this week, I would have asked him to stay home to be with me when I said goodbye to Cynthia. He had offered to stay even, but there was no way I would let him put his career even more at risk than he already had for me. Cynthia reac
BEN My gut twisted as I finished getting changed. I grabbed my bag from the bottom of my locker, eager to get home. Something had been wrong all day, and I knew Cynthia was going back home today, but the sick feeling in my stomach had just gotten worse with every passing minute. Van was glaring
HAVEN I knew I loved him years ago when I was working for him. I knew I had never stopped loving him when I married him. But as he held me in our bed as I cried myself to sleep, my love for him grew to a new level. He didn’t try to force me into talking about it and didn’t judge me for being a
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