(ARIELLE'S POV) “You don't mean it!” Ashley exclaimed over the phone. “I can imagine the look of shock on her face.” The instant I got to the office and settled in, I got on a call with Ashley to fill her in on the event of the morning. She was surprised and happy, and it reflected in her cheerful
(ARIELLE'S POV) Jared and I paused, exchanging surprised glances. “What's that sound?” I asked, fear now crawling into my features. “I don't know–” Jared started to say, but paused like he recalled something. And then he was sprinting into the house , yelling “Sofia!” I was stunned for a moment
(ARIELLE'S POV) Jared paused, and there was a momentary silence. “Why?” He finally asked. “Because I don't want to. You can go with Sofia, I'm sure she will be glad to take up the offer.” “But Sofia is not my wife, Arielle,” he protested. “You are.” “I have been questioning that lately as I no l
I looked up at the clock, and realized lunch break was over. It was time to return to work, I decided. But before I left, I called the cleaning agency to confirm that they went to clean the house. Jared had driven Sofia to the hospital today, so the house will be free for the agency to do their job.
(ARIELLE'S POV) “Shit! We're gonna be late,”Jared cussed as he threw his shirt on. I laughed heartily, watching him whine like a kid. “Well, if you've not been so needy in the bathroom, we wouldn't be late,” I teased. “You can't blame me, dear wife. You're just too irresistible,” he said, and I s
(ARIELLE'S POV) My face fell as I scanned the empty space, realising that Jared and Sofia had gone in without me. I didn't have a problem with Sofia, but I did have one with Jared. I was his wife, and weren't couple's supposed to arrive at an event together? Hesitating for a moment, I contemplated
(ARIELLE'S POV) The man's eyes dilated in shock, his mouth hung open. "You're...you're Jared's wife?" He stuttered. His partner looked equally surprised. "What? No way!" The first seemed to regain his composure, the surprised look on his face now replaced with a sly grin. "You think you can fool
(ARIELLE'S POV) Gasps of shock rented the hall as Jared delivered blows upon blows on the man, that for a moment I feared he would kill him. I was stunned to see Jared in such a position; because for all the years we've been married, never for once had I seen him engage in a verbal exchange not to
“I won’t be long in the shower,” he promised as he dashed into the bathroom. I picked up my phone and found a couple of missed calls from Michael Langley. A little frown crossed my face until I realized he might’ve worried after checking on me at my suite. I didn’t owe him any explanations of cours
(ARIELLE’S POV) I was awake—eyes closed, but very much aware of my surroundings. I could feel the gentle early morning breeze dance over my skin as it traveled across the room. The warmth of Jared’s skin against mine, his spring arms wrapped around me like a second blanket, brought back very vivid
(MICHAEL’S POV) I was on a zoom conference call with my strategy team back home when my phone rang. Normally, I’d just ignore it and let it ring out until whoever it was on the other end got the message. But when I looked at the caller ID, I thought better. “Jared. Is everything okay?” I asked my
“That bounce in his step? You’ll only ever find it in a man who’s in love. And you.. your skin has a different glow this morning. Plus you arrived an hour late for our appointment,” Ellen finished with a shrug. “Morning, Dr. Keystone,” Jared nodded as he walked into the room. “Good morning, Mr. Sm
(ARIELLE’S POV) I woke up in his arms, this time, fully aware and hardly willing to break the contact between our bodies. I slowly turned around to look at his face, to be sure none of it was a dream. Jared’s lips stretched in a smile and his eyes peeled open gradually. “Hey,” he said. “Hey,” I e
She opened her mouth to speak, but her words died away in the back of her throat the moment I slid myself into her. It felt like heaven. It felt like returning back to a place I’d vowed never to set foot in, only to realize I’d never really left in my heart—if I was being honest with myself. She
(JARED'S POV) When we arrived at the hotel, Arielle insisted on stopping by her room first for a quick shower and to change her dress. I didn’t object because I thought I could use the time to surprise her with a little culinary adventure. The poor chicken I put in the oven would have fared better
(JARED’S POV) It was all I could think about for most of the day. And I feared it bothered her somewhat too. It didn’t help my case the slightest bit that she built a wall between us, pushing me off every time I tried to broach the topic. Of course I knew that had to be the reason—our adventure of
“Sorry about that. I just wanted to go through everything we have to do first,” Julian explained, earning a little roll of the eyes from his ex-wife. I was glad that I didn’t need to be sedated for the tests they were about to conduct. Something about lying still and unconscious again with no defin