The Billionaire's Hidden Daughter
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heard a word from Ethan,my fiancé. He hadn't come to my house, hadn'
hone and dialed
Michael. Leav
t straight t
t but strained as I sp
ou for days now. You haven't returned any
sank onto the couch, my eyes fixed on the
it d
ed my coat with a rush of frustration and worry, determined to find out what w
to his house, my stomach knot
up the front porch steps, and reached for the door-on
so
baby...
the door, low and breathy. I froze.
nded as real
bb
st fr
e Ethan'
're
stakable sound of skin
mach t
hest like a drum. The heat rising i
tion freezing me for half a second... until another bre
d the d
ere th
. My
My bes
limbs. Moving, gasping, moaning-so lost in e
. The sight burn
My heart shattered i
y naked. No shame.
han loo
drained
g to the floor, yanking a throw pillow in a
la
mage w
ice was steel. "Don't stop on my acco
d on he
nd me, my name, excuses, stamm
p neither di
ing through my chest. Rage, heartbreak, humiliat
them
hem p
as
ch step fueled by pain and fury. I slammed the door shut behi
very filthy word I could think of. The tears poured down my cheeks in hot, b
I saw
ha
cuse. I didn't care enough to hear. My heart pounded violently in my chest, and
against the pavement
t of the way
o
are. I just needed to get away from everyth
dim glow of streetlights cast long shadows across the road, a
rf
to make my face look less like a wreck. Then
, my voice hoarse.
. But tonight? Tonight, I needed it. I needed s
d again. And a
essage lighting
n. D
wo tr
ed the phone face-down and took
ed now...
ame flashed ac
tears. I didn't want to answer. I shouldn't. But some stupid,
ng fingers,
?" His voice was soft, almos
oice cold and sharp. "What co
eet up and talk,
word. "You cheating bastard. I can't believe I ever
a, pl
screwing my best friend was worth losing me
ng up and tossed the phone aside like
tender. "Another o
omething. Anything oth