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ed the divorce pap
coming to a stop next to a black leather-bound journal. It
, right on the sentence th
eady and cold, "'If I could go b
m memory, each one a shar
... it isn'
his tie. His movements paused. His ice-blue eyes, usually dee
en glance at
s. "So, this is your new drama? Using so
xerted on the desk. She forced herself to meet his op
he often dismissed her genuine emo
avy shadow, completely enveloping her. He leaned over, p
ivorce attorneys. Without reading a single word, he began to
ke bitter snowflakes onto
have you forgotten your last name is Carlisl
uriating mix of fear and unwanted attraction. But the humiliation burned hotter.
the right to d
ou're my wife," he whispered, his lips brushing her ear. "You
ting her, reminding her of the gilded cage their marria
call love? Using me as a
rs tightened on her jaw. "What stand-i
uilt, any flicker of deceit. There was nothin
nails digging into the back of h
r, their breaths mingling. "Something is wrong with you tonight," he
yet he dared to accuse her. A bitter laugh escaped her. "You're
patienc
mbled backward, hitting the
ion a practiced gesture to regain his composure. He was once again the cold, untoucha
binet, and poured a heavy measure
ra watched his back, the last bit o
er her lawyer's number. She would call, right h
d, his voice cut through the tense silen
you want Apex Entertainment's stock to plummet to
he was a public figure. A nasty divorce
. A cold, triumphant
tossed it onto the sofa. "Stay home, Aurora," he said, his tone almost gentle as
r. This wasn't love. It
urnal. She scrambled to pick i
ng even darker. "It seems you real
truth!" sh
with a storm of anger and an unreadable, fleeting shadow. "The tr
"Tell me, Aurora, have you wanted to leave
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