Falling Back Into His Arms Again

lked away without

lenched at his sides. The woman he had ignored for y

him. "Ms. Whitmore said she's inju

d, the roar of a sports car e

past them, leaving only a flee

ow. Young Madam i

aw tightened.

ing on the chair and twirling her lollipo

ffed, folding his arms. "Let's settle thi

y slicing a cube of steak before lifting it to her lips. "You emba

w backed out last minute for some mission.

p. Then, turning to Celeste, he gently reminded her, "You

ef moment. A lump formed in her throat

didn'

ke. The fumes had suffocated her daily, yet she endured. Her hands had toughened with callouses, h

ght be more rational about it, but the others? They woul

atter now.

ower herself for a man

He wiped his hands on his apron and checked the caller

r ex-husb

ly knocking over his drink. "Does that bas

ightened. Flustered, she acciden

n silent until now, narrowed his eyes.

pped it into his mouth. "No way. Did that idiot think Domin

"That's exactl

rly choked. "

ough to be Celeste's boyfrien

el scoffed. "You don't look like her

. She wanted to cry-not out of sadness, but because

it?" Dominic aske

" Nathani

leste sai

r decision and put

voice came through, eerily composed

uth dropped. "

head onto the table before h

ger your wife," Dominic respon

mian replied, his tone so frigid that i

turned off the speaker. "Why were y

thing to say

shutting the door behind her

u change yo

eyes. "Because I wa

ontact you? Give me your new number.

me, he can go through Do

ce dropped to a lower, gritted tone.

ngers curled

sitate before running to him? Tell me, Celeste-are you still

ped, her voice tre

us?" he laughed bitterly. "You thi

eart clenched painfully as his

eality, you're just a pathetic woman who throws herself at men. If you want to play the whor

sically sick. But she refused to give h

wall, struggling to catch her breath. Her eyes stung, and de

lf that she wouldn't c

it still hu

of her eyes, trying to wipe aw

?" she whispered brokenly. "Thirteen year

red at his phone for several

hung u

on. Without hesi

ve? Had she never truly cared for him at all? Had she simp

ht about it, the

your c

t Damian's darkened expression. "Did

ples. He had been so blinded by rage earlier

left. Instead, his chest burned with som

't want to deal w

offee but frowned

aste i