All Chapters of MARRYING MY BEST FRIEND'S FIANCEE: Chapter 241 - Chapter 250

Crippled by Rhode’s loss, stunned by Darian’s decision, she had refused to even look at Romanos. If she didn’t love him, if she didn’t hug him as her arms sometimes ached to, if she didn’t pin all her love on her kind grandfather, who told her thrilling tales about a mother she had never known, she wouldn’t have to live through another loss.If she didn’t love him, there would be no pain when he was gone. Even when Romanos had recovered from his heart attack, she had refused to see him.Darian was right. She had truly become selfish. A coward who cared about nothing but protecting herself from pain.Something broke her reverie and she turned around.She stood slightly behind him. For support, she knew, her grandfather stood under the archway, his brown eyes hungrily studying her. "Come close so I can see you." His voice, soft and coarse, reverberated in the stillness. She took a few steps back, tugging as though by invisible cords. Her heart thudded in her chest."You look so much mor

She couldn’t let him touch her, she couldn’t let him kiss her.If she let him touch her tonight, if she let him hold her tonight, something inside her would break. She would pour out the whole wretched truth; she would blurt out how lonely she had been.If she let him see the real her, she would have no shield, no armor against him. And even in the fragility of her emotions, Kassandra knew she couldn’t let Darian go."Why are you acting like this?"Her arms ached with the effort it took to hold herself so stiffly in the circle of his body; every inch of her hurt to stay unaffected in the warmth of his rough embrace."Like a man acts with his wife?"She fought back stupidly hot tears, knowing that she didn’t have a chance against that claim.When she pushed against his wrists again, he grabbed her hands this time. He laced her fingers through his and pulled her forward. Her hip touched his rock-hard thigh, and she bit down on her lip.Giving up her struggle, she leaned her forehead aga

Kassandra joined Romanos at the table laid out on the back patio that offered an unending view of the shoreline. The raised porch provided shade from the hot Greek sun. Reaching Romanos, she kissed his papery cheek and sat down.The small table groaned under the weight of a colorful and mouthwatering array of dishes. "I didn’t know that we were having a feast today," she said, spreading her napkin on her lap. "I would have skipped breakfast and run a few more miles.""Eat," Romanos said. "No man likes his woman so much that it could hurt him if he embraces her."Popping a piece of a juicy, thick-crusted pie into her mouth, Kassandra shook her head. "Since no man is actually intent on embracing or otherwise expressing love for your granddaughter," she continued in that same irreverent tone, "no worries there."It had become a bit of a game this past week between them, about who could say the most outrageous thing. The smile disappeared from Romanos’s face. "He is your husband, child. "

Her throat raw, she nodded. I believed in the sanctity of it once, yes. My father... I never knew my mother, and I always used to get this sense that a part of him was gone with her. He loved me, but his heart...it was with her. When you grow up seeing love like that, you believe in its power. You start hoping for it even when you know... She shrugged, loath to betray herself even more."I’m sorry for ruining your dreams, Kassandra," he said with such withdrawal that it was Kassandra who held onto him this time. "You were a dangerous combination of recklessness and... I had to protect you from fortune hunters and—""Myself, of course." But there was no real bite to her words.She could not lie and absolve him of any of it. Despite wanting to hate him, she even understood why he had done it, but his apology touched something inside her. I wanted a lot of things. But life happened. I’ll be fine, Darian. "He nodded and rose to his feet. "What will your collection be called?""New beginn

Those devilish lips opened against her skin, and she felt his smile. "I would like nothing but to continue..."Her forehead flopped against his shoulders, her lungs burning for breath. "Fine, I lied. I love that estate. It’s the most beautiful, most peaceful place I have ever seen in the world. Even Romanos’s estate cannot compare against such simple, stark beauty. "His silence reverberated in the interior, the remnants of lust making the tawny irises wide. "Now I wish I had shown you my bedroom."Their gazes collided and Kassandra shifted in her seat, unbearable to be in her own skin. The rub of her thighs when she crossed her legs, the rasp of her dress against her nipples, every inch of her sparked with awareness. It was like the powerful car they were sitting in. She was all revved up by that kiss, and yet, there was no relief.All evening, this was what he was going to do to her. No wonder he looked so damn interested in taking her.How, despite all her efforts to the contrary,