All Chapters of Forbidden Desire:My Best Friend's Brother : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

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Chapter 19

SADIE It was hours later when we finally returned home. After a long day of running around and exploring, Megan was exhausted. She fell asleep on the ride home, and when we arrived, I picked her up out of the car and carried her into the house.“Should we just put her to bed?” I asked Miss Bruns when I reached the bottom of the house’s main staircase.Nodding, she softly answered, “Yes, I think that’s a good idea. Since we had some food before we left the zoo, she doesn’t need dinner.”“Okay,” I whispered, gently adjusting Megan in my arms. “I’m pretty sure she’s out for the night.”Miss Bruns grinned, and we made our way up the stairs to Megan’s bedroom. Before I laid her on her bed, Miss Bruns removed her shoes and pulled the covers back. I carefully placed Megan down on the mattress, and Miss Bruns tucked her in. When we were done, we stood side-by-side and gazed down at the little girl.She looked so peaceful as she slept. I was happy that she seemed to have gotten over the worst
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Chapter 20

SadieI tried so hard not to think of that kiss. For two days, I did my best to pretend it hadn’t happened and did my best to avoid Mr. Grave. He made it easy for me, going back to his office and leaving the house each day. I know he only felt comfortable doing that because we had extra security stationed with us throughout the day. He wasn’t about to leave Megan unguarded.No matter how hard I tried, though, I couldn’t get the kiss out of my mind. It had been one of the most intense kisses of my life, and it had been with a man I didn’t even like. At least…I was pretty sure I didn’t like him. No, no, I was positive. That day at the zoo had been good, and we had gotten along well enough, but it was because Megan had been with us. We had to be on our best behavior for her sake.Yet, no matter what I told myself to try and dismiss the kiss, I couldn’t shake it. I needed to talk to someone about it, and there was only one person that I ever turned to in such circumstances. I arranged t
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Chapter 21

Sadie“Abby!” She squealed my name in delight. Several of the other parents and nannies looked our way, and I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me right then and there.“Shhhh,” I snapped. “Don’t make a scene. I wasn’t that big of a deal. It just…happened.”“That kind of thing never just happens,” she insisted. “Who kissed who?”Licking my lips, I sighed. “He kissed me.” But I definitely kissed him back. Not that I wanted to admit that out loud.Nor did I want to admit just how intense that kiss had been. I don’t think anyone had ever kissed me that way before. It had been like he’d wanted to devour me, and I had been all too ready to let him.That part startled me the most…just how willing I had been to be consumed by the man. It was confusing and a little scary. I didn’t like the thought of losing myself to someone else. Especially not someone like him.“That’s so naughty.” She giggled, apparently oblivious to my inner torment. “Look at you. Strait-laced Abby getting naughty w
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Chapter 22

Cyrus“Mr. Grave? You have a call on line two.”I looked up from the files in my hand to find my assistant standing in the doorway of my office. I frowned.“Who is it?” I asked. “Actually, never mind. Take a message and tell them I’ll call back. I’ve got to focus on this contract, and I don’t want any distractions.” I was working on a major deal for my company that was proving to be a major pain in my ass. The company we were negotiating with was flaky and kept dancing around issues that needed to be addressed, all in the hopes of getting more out of this deal than they deserved. I wasn’t interested in playing their petty games, but the deal itself was so massive, and had such huge profit potential, that I couldn’t simply dismiss them either. I had to find a way around their nonsense, and so I’d declared that I wasn’t to be disturbed for any reason short of an emergency while I worked through this mess.When my assistant didn’t immediately leave my doorway, I gave her a confused and i
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Chapter 23

“Sadie?” I called out, completely dropping all pretense and the forced formality I’d implemented between us. “Sadie? Where are you?”“Mr. Grave?” She appeared at the top of the stairs. She was flushed and looked as though she’d been crying. She hurried down the stairs toward me.“Are you all right?” I demanded to know. “Where’s Megan?”“She’s up in her room,” she replied with a rush of breath. “Playing. She’s fine now.”“What about you?” I asked, grabbing her shoulders and looking her over. “Are you okay?”She swallowed. “Honestly? Not really. I held myself together in front of Megan, but…”At that moment, her knees buckled, and she nearly dropped to the floor. I caught her and held her upright.“Come on,” I told her, guiding her into the living room off the foyer. We sank down onto the sofa together, and I kept my arms around her. “Breathe, all right? Breathe.”She did, sucking in deep gulps of air. I held her tight as she caught her breath, and she clung to me. Her fingers dug into
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Chapter 24

SadieI was startled by Mr. Grave’s fury. I understood it, but it was frightening to witness nonetheless. Once he threw his phone, I jumped to my feet. He looked like he was on the verge of actually committing violence, and though I was not worried that he would do anything to me or anyone in the house, I had the strange and sudden fear that he might go out and hunt Ralph down, or even the bodyguard who’d been with us. I felt like I needed to calm him down before he did something stupid.“Mr. Grave!” I hissed. “Calm down, please. Megan might hear you.”“Don’t tell me to calm down,” he said, whirling around to face me. “I have every right to be furious. Those worthless asses had one job and one job only, and they failed at it!”“It was an accident!” I insisted. “We found her, and she’s safe…”“But what if she wasn’t?” he barked. “What if she was harmed? What if you were?”“But we weren’t!” I shot back, growing more and more frustrated. Why wouldn’t he listen to me? What was going on w
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Chapter 25

“Cyrus,” he growled against my lips. “I want you to call me Cyrus when I touch you.”“What?” I couldn’t comprehend what he meant until he scooped me up in his arms and stepped toward the couch. He sat down and set me on his lap. I straddled his thighs, our kiss continuing as he reached around and cupped my backside in both his hands. I groaned, arching my back and pressing my breasts into his chest. His touch was so firm and confident. I could feel myself melting for him and knew I was moments away from being putty in his hands.“Cyrus,” I murmured against his lips, sliding my arms around his neck.One of his hands found its way under my shirt, his fingers brushing along my bare skin and making me shiver.“Sadie,” he said in a low, rumbling voice. “Are you getting wet?”His question stunned me. I couldn’t find the words to answer right away. I stared at him with wide eyes, my lips slightly parted as I tried to come up with some sort of response.He smirked. “Should we find out?”Bef
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Chapter 26

CyrusI decided to work from home as much as I could over the next few days. Mostly, I wanted to make sure that Sadie and Megan were safe and protected. A smaller reason, though, was because I knew Sadie was trying to avoid me and I didn’t want to let her.Things with her were awkward to say the least. Ever since our intense encounter in the living room, she had done her best to stay away from me. When we did interact, she was formal and distant. She didn’t even rise to the bait when I tried to irritate her into fighting with me. It was annoying and frustrating, which only made me want to bicker with her more.Truth be told, I missed fighting with her. As weird as that sounded, there weren’t many people in my life who were brave enough to challenge me. The fact that she seemed to have no such fear was refreshing in an odd way. It made me feel like she saw me as more than my job and my influence…she saw me as a man.So, I didn’t like getting the cold-shoulder. I didn’t like that she di
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Chapter 27

She hadn’t quit when Ralph had reappeared and threatened Megan’s wellbeing. Even after the park incident, she hadn’t even mentioned the idea of leaving. If our intimate encounter was what pushed her out the door, I don’t know how I’d react. Would I be insulted? Hurt? Or just angry?No matter how I ended up feeling, the idea of never seeing Sadie again had my heart twisting painfully in my chest.“Again, I don’t know what happened, and I don’t know who is at fault for any of it,” Mrs. Plumb continued. “All I know is that Sadie has been a godsend to Megan, and I wouldn’t want anything to happen to drive her away. Please, sir, I don’t know how, but there has to be a way to fix things between you two. If for no one else’s sake, for Megan’s.”I ran a hand through my hair in agitation and let out a deep breath. She was right, of course. I couldn’t let this weirdness between me and Sadie ruin things for Megan. She was finally coming out of her shell. Was finally turning back into her old sel
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Chapter 28

SadieThe last thing I wanted to do was having a conversation alone with Cyrus, but I couldn’t exactly ignore a direct summons. When I walked into his office, my breath left me in a rush when my eyes landed on him. He sat behind his desk in a dress-shirt and tie with his sleeves rolled up past his forearms. His hair was slightly mussed, and he looked so powerful and sexy, I wasn’t sure how I was going to get through this interaction.The memory of our last kiss flashed through my head, and my body shivered thinking of the pleasure he’d given me. I had to push the thought out of my head. I couldn’t let myself lose control around him again.“Thank you for coming to speak with me, Miss Bruns,” he said. “Please, have a seat.”I took a little comfort in the fact that he was calling me Miss Bruns again. Using my first name had felt far too…intimate.Making my way across the room, I sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk and kept my expression carefully neutral and polite.“What can I
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