Seducing my ex husband back

IRE'

YEAR

he line," Marcus whisper

ek bob, red lipstick, a woman I barely recognized. The

n Alexander's arms. Now I was

said into the phone, "or a very good r

augh was warm.

felt strange between u

ht at Eleanor's party. One year since I had

aking advantage of my desperation, he had lis

o ruin his own half-brother. Some

ner?" he

I watched the crew fussing aro

m in there and

. The crew exchanged knowing looks....th

ad saved me, in his way. After that fina

******

{ LAST DAY

ng in his office for an hour wh

sual clothes replacing his usual suit, those blue ey

my chest as he led

shing hair from my face, I thought-God, I

ughter shatter

e I was nothing. "Does any man get between you

ica, to choose me. The pity in

screen. He let go of my wrist to answer, a

e was distracted, tears

ESEN

t day I had let a

rying my eyes out as he held me. Two days

n eight months of rebuildin

Charity galas where Alexander intro

to command attention, to be the wom

pathetic Clai

eone who graced magazine covers and wrot

exander's voice pulled

thinking about

rilliant. You

a genuine friend, asked the usual questions about my book, my m

e kind I had perfected over

topped rolling, Mar

? He's been unusually secretive, and he specific

rises." I shrugged, though somet

sitated. "Just....be

she meant, Marcus appea

avorite, named after my favorite flower. The plac

elt different. Too

ryone?" I aske

r. Hayes has made special ar

was transformed-rose petals scattered across the floor, candles fl

art st

floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking

n in his palm, a sapphire r

ice came out choked.

assionate green eyes-so differen

woman I have come to know, Claire E

a bridge I was not sure I was re

er talked about marriage, about making thi

at his hopeful face, at the

arted as," he said qu

ngement. But somewhere along the way, it b

Re

anymore. I was Claire 2.0, the

nd business deals, I was still the woman

don't understan

box still open between us. "But I fell in love wit

a good man. He had given me everything-a new life,

small or worthless. He had

autiful ring, only one tho

chard think whe

hat was exactly the point. The final move

ing his brother, becoming t

this man who had helped me become strong

" I wh

Alexander's face lit up as he slipped the r

spered how happy I had made him, I hated

an in Richard's office, and this ring was just