BILLIONAIRE'S UNWANTED BRIDE

ter

, Elena didn't c

d eight, drank his coffee black, and scrolled t

er room. Got dressed slowly. T

him

even

ot,and she was s

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out just

cup in front of him, untouched eggs cooling on a c

n't gre

a glass of water, and leaned against the c

nally

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chedule." she replied withou

o her. "You usuall

things

what. And she

retched be

ork down. "You he

stion. A

softly but strongly. She was done ly

se it

matter

ut she didn'

to unsettle him mor

-

the penthouse wi

e. No

, her bag, an

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t different

ut. Out of that cold apartment. Out of Aiden's reach. Out of her mind.Sh

y, and began to write.She hadn't written in weeks. Not

e mess she'd been thrown into

long, she felt like she

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enthouse, Aid

ryway, jacket off,

he even had the chance to step in

no

,filled up a glass with water b

le

don't owe you

my roof."He argu

n't as

harder than

. "You think I wan

hink you've made it perfec

rprised when I treat

ow. "A deal? A punishment? A placeho

snappe

ut not threatening

tch

n't get to insult me behind closed do

r asked yo

act

him and walked t

his voice followed

stop

over her should

-

, they did

curled on the couch with her book and

how silence cou

ugh the room, she felt it

't look

e saw

m all the way w

-

, the press

the bookstore. Alone. Dressed simply, ha

line was

Quiet Days

ade Aide

tablet, tossed i

being

oked briefly at the tab

nd."He looked her like he c

wander.

t anonymou

never anonymous. I was invi

twisting

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alke

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sofa with her journal open and a glass of w

abou

t he

fee shop. The way her sister used to laugh. The

something she hadn't

ow if I wa

ot ready

t

than usual at the truth staring

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und broke

look

hirt sleeves rolled to his elbows,his blue

asked,turning her book face down,h

whi

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know anythi

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ld clearly hear the sound of it

en what s

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