Sold Myself to My Husband's Rival

t back to t

in my room to celebrate t

his glass, a smirk tugging at his lips. "You handled him well tod

"I wanted to hurt him badly the minute I saw him," I repli

ghtstand. "Still, you played your part perfectl

ed my eyes, my heart skipping.

on changing slightly. "This whole plan depends on you keeping

it down. "I stopped loving Julius the moment he

or a long moment bef

ftened. Just slightly. But e

ushing against mine as he refilled my glass

s, the heat in his gaze was all too much.

closer

sse

y lips before I

ed, though my voic

lcohol was clouding my judgment. Before I could fully pro

't pul

why, but I

the kiss, his tongue sliding against mine in a slow, deliberate

His hands roamed over my back, fingers pressing into

he murmured against my lips,

g a burning path. I wiggled gently as his mouth found my nec

murmured against m

top," he murmured against my collar

ave told h

I di

m, my body responding to

ssly and carried me to the bed, his lips never leaving my skin. He laid me down g

ad

rely breathe as he traced a path up my

la," he groaned, his voic

my bare skin. He took his time, savoring every inch of me. I gasped when his mouth

gling my fingers in his

ed himself against me. The heat between us was unbearable, electrifying. When he finall

t all of you.

waist, and i pulled him deeper

harder. I clung to him, breath coming in ragg

g my entire body. He wa

his to othe

water, and for a split second, the pleas

ub

done to me, how coul

Jesse was so

push him away, but he held me tight

, Bella," he whispe

ath st

way he said it mad

't fig

h other until exhaust

me with aw

next to me, his bare well defined chest

mach d

tting up quickly. I felt

e floor, where our d

ing a few times before his mind seeme

rubbing his face,

humiliated. "This was a

Jesse sai

ge mi

ence, neither of us

I declared, my voice h

iding mine as he started gettin

forget everything just like that. I didn't

as I stole a glance at Jesse, who was getting

less laugh. "Don't fe

but I didn't sa

just one of thos

....

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y mind kept replaying the night-t

s sh

zed, pulling me aw

amiliar number, then

ather's heart is failing. He'

xiety surged

ather had always been kind to me. H

tween the anger I felt for Juliu

thing

broke throug

see him leani

ng shy about our last night's e

d abruptly, grabbing

ng?" Jesse asked,

pers

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ing past him wit

eave, his expre

ttered, but I was a

r, something felt off and my nerves on edge, but

ed, stepping inside

r slamming behind me

ding there, his grey eyes dark and

id, his voice

en, it

about his

er had

straight in