What Makes A Power Couple

old me. Don

e, whispered harshly against Nicole Wilson's ear, his

ery muscle in her body to stiffen in fear. She felt her breaths becoming shorter

deeper, as though she were slipping be

from his forehead and traced a slow, burning path along Nicole's neck. With a mix of care and posse

ht of him could crush

rmured close to her ear, "There's no ne

treating her like something incredibly precious, on

breath coming in sharp gasps. Looki

again. That suffocating room. The edge of danger in the air. His distinctiv

to steady her trembling nerves, though the me

ously over the city. Ariosa had grown busier,

time had slipped by-five years lo

otted against her five years ago and sent her to spend t

though the father's identity remained an agonizing m

, soared. Every family member had a stake in it-even her, the d

g her away in the mental hospital. Taking advantage of her weakened state after chi

ore's wife. Rumors painted Aidan, the Moore family's second son, as disable and repulsive, condemned by a for

Cathy had in mind for Marissa. That w

e mental hospital. If Marissa's future hadn't been dangling on the

t, Nicole shut her eyes,

to take it all back. This time, the ones who once

ence. Five years had stripped this place of any af

she reached the doorway, she caught sight of Cathy and Mariss

ake that useless girl stand in for you, I

t Nicole like that. I'd be completely lost without he

ed up giving birth to a corpse. She should be grateful anyone's offering to marry he

y too easy on her. Have you really forgotten what she pu

e, Dad. I'll never be a burden like Nicole. Marc and

arc Wilson-his son-made Br

, Marc had pulled them out of it. He kept the c

g with any of this?" Nicole's cold voice

nd turned as one

are you doing here? Shouldn't you b

Marissa each with ten percent shares in Wilson Group. Don't yo

d this family. The stock price tanked because of your mess. I took those shares

us glare with a smirk. "It's f

s, crossed one leg over the other, and continued withou

y raised his hand,

and spoke in a voice cold enough to freeze the air. "Go ahead. Hit me. The secon