The CEO's Unwanted Substitute Walks Away

her own. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, Manhattan glittered, a galaxy of dista

ing her to the silk sheets. In the dim light, his dark eyes were intense, filled with a possessiveness that

theirs. Just as the heat began to build, a harsh vibration buzze

flicker of annoyance crossing

he screen lit up, flashing a name in

or Si

er breathless. The blood in her veins turned to ice. She saw the nam

voice a strained whisper she barely recogn

questioning, silently communicating that

urning her back to him as she swiped to answer. She pressed

ed: calm, elegant, and utterly devoid of warmth. It

without preamble.

white as she gripped the phone, the cool g

r continued, each word a perfectly sharpened blade. "I need y

g a cold, echoing void where her heart used to be. She he

and, Mrs.

's arms wrapped around her waist, his breath h

forcing a smile onto her face that felt like cracking porcelai

r voice impossibly ligh

idn't press. Instead, he claimed her mouth again i

mind reeled. The three years of stolen moments, of shared warmth i

ll had jus