from his business trip, I planned to
cholas wrapped his arms around me f
exted that
o reply and rushed t
for the occasion while scrambling
stly ready, so I had t
my curves accentuated p
ven I couldn't resist, and imagining Sullivan's react
in the mirror showed my cheeks flu
breath freshener in my
th. Newlyweds, we barely started before I had to abstain. Video calls wit
y bestie to the mall, determined to make hi
orbell
Sullivan ju
ning a surp
ecting him to sweep me into his arms. I feign
t annoyed. Did he thi
burned with
I caught a flicker o
beauty clearly o
ammered, "Is th
it up to him being dazed from travel. I gra
his fingertips rough, but it only made me imagin
I thought he must be exhausted f
racted, into a chair and sat
joyed the phy
p dinner, I shyl
be so bold-he tugged the
ady played so daringly. Where
wondering if he found
my mind we
ffection, yet he held back, focusing on someth
m to give me what I wanted. "Honey, let's go to
hat I craved, but no matter how I begged
ble to hold back, lift
calling..." The cheerful ringtone jolt
g. Honey? Who was honey? Wasn'
, and I wanted to as
softly. "Phoebe, it's my brother ca
ning bolt. I looked closely-didn't
flooded back. Sullivan once m
s his brot
Nicholas smirked, grabbing my
He got into a car accident on his way and needed t
n shoved the man in front of me away, des
dripping with mock hurt. "Phoe
olor from my face. Hearing him now,
didn't say anything earlie
ely, stepping in for my brother. Besides, you made the first move." H
ing he suspected his sister-in-law of cheating, giving his
ck that I mistook
ependable facade gone, rep
He knew I didn't recognize him bu
ression and asked
ld you think that? I
believe
manded two hundred thousa
ed through me. What
r's a big-shot company boss. You're hi
have the money-it wa
hought I lied, and truthfully,
ettle it physically?
me, licking his lips,
ion, I knew I needed to get to the hos
I braced for rejection, thinkin
ansfer the money. After getting it, he
mistake in not seeing through
hospital, Sullivan texted t
s injuries, I couldn't resi
nothing." Sullivan did
id Sullivan have such a
and shared
ild, so they grew up apart with little bond. As adults, Sulliva
ity at the company, useless,
om Sullivan repeatedly, n
llivan never considered him family,
icholas in the future, I got hit
im stay at our place for a
I couldn't grasp w
company needed to expand to a new region. He'd be traveling for a while, spen
ried about my safety,
itions there are
cribed the terrible living and working
, I coul
of darkness, I
in our home, I'd fe