He Let Her Bleed, Now He Begs For Her Love

tions, you'

was distracted

ords still ran

ped her arm. His voice was low. "Wha

d the back of her head and pulled

and headed for

exhaustion. Her hair was plastered to her temples

ed open the bedside drawer and sli

doctor earlier that afternoon. Her blood wor

hollow shock for the fact that

le night. After a business gala, Cayden had brought her home. At the d

careless, unthinking mo

ind that door was Cayden Evans, her secret husband of

fter being drunk that landed her in h

proposed a temporary solution: a marriage on paper to ful

reement. A secret office marr

a had felt like she

d from afar for eight years. It was a dream she'd ne

yden was too busy to

ad never been another woman, no

ess, he was almost t

test in her hand, she fel

to tell hi

years ago wasn't their first meet. She had love

showing fin

ng. He answered it on the balcony, wearing

ted to the clock. I

ed in her stomach. Who w

dropped the towel wit

-wide, powerful shoulders, a sculpted chest, and

s, a deep blush still crept up Elia

nd trousers, and began to dress. His long, deft fin

in every precise movement,

est first,

e lea

rs tightened around the pregnancy report, She h

tly pinched her earlobe, a smirk playing on his lips. "If

ened her mouth to say something, but he had already let her

that, he heade

yde

mbled af

line catching the light,

t is

nt chill, as if he wer

She asked softly, "Do you have time to

perately wanted Cayden to be there,

n't say yes, nor no

na tossed and turned, b

dered to the kitchen, an

news alert popped

umb froze mid-swipe when she spotted

lson Returns-Spotted Wit

The man beside her was just a blurry silh

and a low hum sta

man beside Val

nceled that afternoon

tled in her stomach, mak

s moved on their own

p, but before she cou

el

n's voice, so

anna couldn't move. Then she threw

arely made it to the bathroom

.

ianna showed up for

ad wanted her to stay home, but she'd

as a nominal assistant who did little more than fet

e went to Derek Marshall, hi

Derek knew the truth abou

a tradition Elianna alone had broken. Naturally, everyone

n showed her no special treatme

very glance: looks wouldn't k

nded Elianna a file to de

me last night. And Sh

questions. Who was that woman picking up the c

answers, but she wasn

who could tell her the ru

happened, she needed closure for the ten

ady hand. Before the doors opened, she smo

fice ajar door, a male's voice

ave any feelin

on Campbell, Cayden

at?" Cayden's voice

. "I think Elianna's gre

h her?" Cayden replied, his

tha

echoed from inside,

her like she was an obje

rip on the file tightened, her

's voice c

he photo with Valerie...

ea

n't you?" Simon's tone turned lewd. "A whole night with

o drop out from un

ace, and a deep, numbing col

le ni

ion

d at her, each on

er vision blurred, the wo

rn and flee when th

ian