Devour me, Logan: Entangled with My Boyfriend's God-father
How the hell am I supposed to tell my boyfriend that I crossed a line with his godfather on the night of our engagement party?
Like… how do you even start that conversation?
“Hey, babe, remember when we got engaged? While you were outside cutting the cake, I was alone in a hotel room with your godfather.”
Okay, this is absolute bullshit.
Yeah. My life is a complete shitshow right now.
You must be wondering how everything got so messed up, right?
One minute, Logan and I were trapped in that room during the engagement party. The next, we’d crossed the line totally. And the worst part? Some part of me didn’t regret it as much as I should have.
Since then, Logan Draegor made it clear that he wasn’t going to stay out of my life, and the most terrifying part was that some part of me didn’t want him to.
Logan is walking danger. When he enters a room, the air gets sucked out. Grown men tremble. He crushes people, ruins lives, and takes whatever he wants. No sane woman should ever get involved with him. But somehow, I did.
I spent days drowning in guilt, thinking I was betraying my sweet, loyal Sebastian… until I discovered the truth. He never loved me. He was just playing me, planning to abandon me on our wedding day.
The guilt disappeared after that.
I didn’t want Sebastian anymore. I didn’t want Logan either. But when the debt collectors showed up, threatening to take our house, I had no choice. I went to Logan.
Now I’m bound to him.
And now his cunning cousin, Kai Draegor, wants me in his life too.
I’m trapped between two powerful, dangerous men.
Jesus, I’m screwed.
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Chapter: 074: He’s my best friend.~~~Rhea~~~I cleared my throat and tore my gaze off him, and I did it hard, like ripping off a bandage. My cheeks were still burning, but I forced my face into the angriest expression I could manage, brows low, lips pressed flat, arms folded tight across my chest. An angry bird. A furious, ruffled, very dignified bird."You still haven't told me why you dragged me out of there."He smirked.Just that. No answer. He turned his back on me and walked toward the bed like I'd asked what time it was, the serpent on his shoulder blade rippling as he moved."You don't need an answer to that."My mouth fell open. Unbelievable."Are you jealous?"The question flew out before I could stop it. It hung in the air, sharp and a little ridiculous, and I braced myself for a smirk, a sneer, any of his usual armor.He didn't even look back. "Think whatever you like. That's your business."Something in me snapped."Jesus Christ, Logan!" I threw my hands up. "I was having tea with a friend! A friend! What
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Chapter: 073: Dickhead.~~~073~~~ "Then put me the fuck down!"Nothing.He climbed the last of the steps like I was a gym bag he'd forgotten to drop. I kicked my legs. I twisted. I threw my whole body weight sideways, trying to tip us both off balance, but it was like trying to knock over a building with a pillow. My heels drummed against his thigh. My fists thudded on his shoulders. My hair was a wild mess, and my breath came out in hot, furious gasps.He didn't even slow.The massive front doors swung open on their own. Or maybe someone opened them. I couldn't see anything but a blur of marble floors, a chandelier the size of a small car, and a staircase that curved like it belonged in a museum. Servants stepped aside and bowed their heads, none of them daring to meet my eyes.This man is insane. He's actually insane. Why am I not surprised?"Logan! I swear to God, I'll scream!""You already are.""I'll scream louder!""Be my guest." His voice was dry. "No one here will come."My blood went cold. I clampe
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Chapter: 072: Put me down psycho!~~~Rhea~~~I stared at him.My mouth hung open. My hand, the one that had been clamped around the door handle like it was a lifeline, went limp.Huh?He would let me jump.He wasn't bluffing. That cold little smirk, that flat voice, the way his foot hadn't eased off the gas by even an inch. Logan would sit there, perfectly calm, and watch me fling myself out of a speeding car like it was a stage trick.No. No, no, no.I let go of the handle and slumped back into the seat. Why would I break my neck on the asphalt for a psycho? He wasn't worth the road rash.I folded my arms tight across my chest, jammed my back against the seat, and jutted out my bottom lip, glaring through the windshield. A scoff burst out of me, loud and ugly."Then what do you want from me, Logan?!"My voice cracked on his name. I hated that. I swallowed and pushed on."Seriously! What is it? Why are you so bent on claiming a woman who doesn't even like you?" I flung a hand toward him. "Do you not get it? I said no.
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Chapter: 071: I dare you.~~~Rhea~~~ The bell above the door jingled as Logan shouldered his way out, and the cold air hit my flushed face like a slap."Logan, put me down. Now." I pounded both fists against his back. It was like hitting a brick wall wearing a suit. "He's my friend! We were having coffee!""I know exactly what you were having."His voice was low and even. Not a crack in it. And that scared me way more than shouting would have. He didn't slow down. He didn't even breathe hard.Upside down, I watched the pavement slide past, the gray cobbles, a bike chained to a lamppost, a woman on the sidewalk clutching her grocery bag with her mouth hanging open. Hair whipped across my eyes. Blood pounded in my head. My dignity was back in that café, dead on the floor, and nobody was going to hold a funeral.This is not happening. This is not fucking happening.His car sat at the curb, parked crooked, like he'd abandoned it mid-thought, the driver's door barely shut. The passenger door swung open, and then t
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Chapter: 070: Smack!~~~Rhea~~~I called him on Sunday morning.It took me three tries. The first time I hung up before the first ring. The second time I stared at the black card on my desk for ten full minutes, my thumb hovering over the screen, my stomach folding in on itself. The third time, I squeezed my eyes shut, hit the call button, and held my breath.He picked up on the second ring."Rhea." Just my name, warm and a little rough with sleep, and I could hear the smile in it. "I was hoping it'd be you.""Yeah," I said, and my voice cracked. I cleared my throat. "I thought about it. I'm in.""Good." No hesitation. "Café by the Rotterdam warehouse. Eleven o'clock?"Now it was five minutes to eleven, and I was standing on the pavement outside, smoothing my hands down the front of my navy blouse for the fifth time.I'd changed outfits four times. Addie had texted me an hour ago: Wear the black pants. Hair down. Stop being weird. GO GET THAT MONEY BABE. So I'd worn the black pants. Hair down. I still fel
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Chapter: 069: For a rookie~~~Rhea~~~"Modeling?"We said it at the exact same time. Again. Addie and I looked at each other, and she snorted, and I felt my lips twitch. It was becoming a bad habit, like we shared one brain with two mouths.Carson chuckled, thumb tapping the wheel. "Yeah. Modeling." He slid a glance my way, a sly little smile playing at his mouth. "You remember high school, Rhea? You used to fight people to be the beauty pageant rep for every single event. Teachers had to break it up once. You loved it, right?"My cheeks warmed. A laugh bubbled out of me before I could stop it."Yes. Yeah, I did." I tucked a loose strand behind my ear, my fingers fidgeting. "I loved it."And I had.Writing was always my first love. My dream, the thing that lived in my bones. But modeling had sat right behind it, quiet and a little shy, my second dream. The one I'd kept in my back pocket whenever I caught my reflection in a shop window and wondered what if.I'd just never gone after it. Too busy chasing the firs
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Off Limit: Claimed By My Ex-fiance's Step-dad
On my wedding day, I caught my fiancé, Dylan Voss, and my stepsister, Helene, together in a room doing the last thing I expected from them.
Heartbroken and humiliated, I walked away from the altar. That’s when Ryder Hawthorne—Dylan’s powerful, ruthless stepfather—found me. He took me to his penthouse, where I made a decision that would change everything. I did the unthinkable with him too. When Dylan walked in and saw me with his stepfather, he felt betrayed and stormed out. I felt satisfied and vindicated.
It was supposed to be a one-time act of revenge. We were never supposed to see each other again.
Until I desperately took a job at Hawthorne Prosperity Group to save my dying grandmother…and discovered Ryder was my new boss. After a heated confrontation in his office, he made me an offer: become his personal assistant, and he’d pay Gran’s medical bills. With my grandmother’s life on the line, I had no choice but to accept.
Payback became obsession. My ex wants me back, but Ryder refuses to let go. Now I’m caught between revenge and surrender.
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Chapter: EpilogueSix months later The Santorini sunset wrapped the sky in fiery orange and soft pink as I stood on the balcony of our villa, the same one where Ryder had once torn my wedding dress off me in a haze of hunger. A light breeze tugged at the hem of my sundress, and I rested both hands over the gentle swell of my belly, feeling the faint flutter of movement beneath my palms. Everything is going smoother than I expected. Ryder has successfully overcome his trauma. He can stare at his mom's picture without going crazy over it. He tried and learned everything for my sake and I'm glad he's fine now. He has also reunited with Varkars fully. Everyone is fully happy now. Zoey is also 2 months pregnant too with Lincoln's child and Jesus, you should see how Alaric, Claudia and Aunt Zina almost turned the city upside down when they found out I and Zoey are expecting a child. What I'm happy about the most right now is that everyone is united. No one is keeping enmity with each other. Even my ex, D
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Chapter: Bonus Chapter~~~Freya~~~The celebration stretched long into the night, but the moment Ryder’s hand slid down my back and squeezed my ass possessively in front of everyone, I knew the real night was only beginning. We slipped away after one last round of toasts. The private helicopter ride to our honeymoon suite in Santorini was quiet, mostly because Ryder couldn’t keep his mouth off my neck the entire flight.By the time we reached the luxurious cliffside hotel, my body was already humming with need.The elevator doors had barely closed before he was on me.Ryder pushed me against the mirrored wall, his mouth crashing down on mine in a hungry, devouring kiss. One large hand gripped my jaw, tilting my head exactly how he wanted while the other bunched the delicate white fabric of my wedding gown up my thigh. I gasped into his mouth as his fingers dug into my skin.“Ryder—” I laughed breathlessly between kisses, “what if there’s CCTV in here?”He pulled back just enough for me to see the wicked, lu
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Chapter: 196: The Wedding – A New Beginning~~~Freya~~~It’s been two weeks since everything changed, and today is my wedding day. I still can’t believe this is real. I’ve pinched myself so many times my arm is probably bruised, but every time I open my eyes, Ryder is still here, and this dream hasn’t dissolved. The Varkars had gone all out. Claudia and Zoey’s mom left no stone unturned — she orchestrated everything with military precision and flawless taste. The entire private beach had been transformed into something magical yet elegant. Everything was pristine: crisp white chairs lined perfectly on the golden sand, delicate white flowers cascaded along the aisle, and soft silk drapes fluttered gently in the sea breeze. Crystal chandeliers hung from wooden arches, and fairy lights were already twinkling in anticipation of the evening. If you asked me, this would easily be the loudest, most talked-about wedding Emeraldas had ever seen. Celebrities, powerful business associates, and the entire Varkar family filled the seats, t
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Chapter: 195: It's time for two weddings.~~~Ryder~~~I knew this would happen. I fucking knew it.The second my eyes landed on that portrait of her, the woman who ruined and traumatised my childhood,everything came crashing back. The screaming. The blood. The sound of my father begging on his knees. I didn’t want to come to this goddamn memorial. I hate this place. I hate this family. But Freya asked me to. She genuinely wanted me to try and reunite with Alaric and the rest of the Varkars, even though there’s nothing sweet about any of this fucked-up bloodline.I didn’t want to hurt my bunny. So I came.And now I’m paying for it.I thought maybe after all these years I could handle seeing her face without losing my shit. But the trauma never left. It’s still killing me from the inside.A low, bitter chuckle slipped out of me as I sat in the dim room, head thrown back. The worst part? Freya’s probably going to see me as the monster I really am now. She’ll finally run. And honestly? It’d be better for her. At least she’d be s
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Chapter: 194: I know you see me as a monster.~~~Freya~~~Lincoln reacted fast. “Hey Noah! Block his view from the picture!” he shouted, already moving.I was panicking hard. My heart raced in my chest as tears blurred my vision. “What’s going on?!” I cried out, voice cracking. “Somebody please explain to me! What the hell is happening to him?!”Ryder kept clutching his head, bending forward with a low groan. His breathing was heavy and ragged, like he was fighting for control and losing. He tried — I could see him trying so hard — but whatever was happening inside him was stronger. He suddenly turned and stormed out of the memorial hall without another word, shoulders tight, steps heavy.“Ryder, wait!” I shouted, rushing after him.He pushed open a side door and shut it behind him with a loud click. I reached for the handle, but a gentle yet firm hand grabbed my arm.It was Nanny Grace worried face i met.“Don’t follow him, dear,” she said softly but urgently. “He needs some time alone right now. Let him process.”Tears streamed
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Chapter: 193: Take that woman's picture away.~~~Freya~~~It’s been two weeks since that ugly shitshow at the amusement park, and honestly? Things have finally started feeling… good.Elaine got detained immediately and cracked like the weak bitch she was. She confessed to everything, how she and Samantha conspired to kill my mom just so she could have my dad all to herself. How Ellie found out the truth years later, and how they made her bedridden to shut her up. How they eventually killed her too. The court dragged them both in, and with Ryder’s power and influence all over the city, it didn’t even take long. Elaine and Samantha were both sentenced to death. They got hanged, stripped of every damn thing they owned, and buried like the trash they were.Helene and Vivian? Left on the streets like beggars. Last I heard, they’re out there miserable as hell, begging for food and sleeping in alleys. I won’t lie, knowing that actually makes me smile.As for my dad… a bitter laugh slipped out of me when I thought about it. He showed up
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FUERA DE LÍMITES: Reclamada por el padrastro de mi exprometi
El día de mi boda, descubrí a mi prometido, Dylan Voss, y a mi hermanastra, Helene, juntos en una habitación, haciendo lo último que habría esperado de ellos.
Con el corazón destrozado y humillada, me alejé del altar. Fue entonces cuando Ryder Hawthorne, el poderoso y despiadado padrastro de Dylan, me encontró. Me llevó a su ático, donde tomé una decisión que cambiaría mi vida para siempre. Cuando Dylan entró y me vio con su padrastro, se sintió traicionado y salió furioso. Yo, en cambio, me sentí satisfecha y reivindicada.
Se suponía que sería un acto de venganza aislado. Nunca debíamos volver a vernos.
Hasta que, desesperada por salvar a mi abuela moribunda, acepté un trabajo en Hawthorne Prosperity Group… y descubrí que Ryder era mi nuevo jefe. Después de un tenso enfrentamiento en su oficina, me hizo una oferta: convertirme en su asistente personal a cambio de que pagara las facturas médicas de mi abuela. Con la vida de ella en juego, no tuve más remedio que aceptar.
La venganza se convirtió en obsesión. Mi ex quiere recuperarme, pero Ryder se niega a dejarme ir. Ahora estoy atrapada entre la venganza y la rendición.
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Chapter: 130: Eso estuvo increíble, baby.~~~Ryder~~~Se lamió los labios otra vez, asintiendo lentamente, casi con reverencia. “Sí… lo quiero. Quiero saborearte, Ryder. Quiero cuidarte como tú me cuidas a mí.”Su pequeña mano se envolvió alrededor de la gruesa base de mi polla, los dedos apenas capaces de cerrarse por completo alrededor de mi grosor. Le dio una caricia lenta y experimental desde la raíz hasta la punta, apretando justo como debía, girando la muñeca en la cabeza. Una gruesa gota de precum brotó, y ella se inclinó hacia adelante, su aliento caliente rozando la sensible cabeza.Luego me tomó en su boca.“Joder…” siseé entre dientes apretados mientras sus labios cálidos y húmedos se estiraban alrededor de la cabeza de mi polla. Gimió fuerte alrededor de mí, la vibración disparándose directo por mi eje hasta mis bolas. Su lengua giró alrededor de la cabeza, lamiendo esa gota de precum como si fuera su postre favorito. “Así es, bunny. Chúpame la polla. Gime sobre ella justo así. Déjame sentir cuánto te encanta sabo
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Chapter: 129: ¿Qué estás mirando?~~~Ryder~~~Cuando Freya me dijo que quería exponer a Helene en la reunión, supe que era un gran plan. Me encanta su valentía. Me encanta lo valiente que se ha vuelto. Le di todo lo que necesitaba: recursos, información, protección, incluso el maldito Bugatti. Si me pidiera el mundo entero solo para hacerla sonreír, se lo entregaría sin dudar.Verla feliz me hace algo extraño. El pecho se me calienta. El corazón me revolotea como el de un puto adolescente. No sé qué demonios me pasa, pero Freya dejó de ser solo una mujer a la que quería follar hace mucho tiempo.Ahora es más.Le doy lo que quiere antes de que siquiera lo pida. Quiero hacer todo lo que la haga feliz. El corazón me late más rápido cada vez que entra en una habitación. Nunca quiero dejarla ir. La idea de que otro hombre siquiera la mire me llena de una rabia asesina. Me retuerce algo doloroso en el pecho.Es mía.Para siempre.Todavía no estoy listo para ponerle nombre a este sentimiento. No estoy listo para enfrentarlo.
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Chapter: 128: ¡Te amo!~~~Freya~~~En el momento en que Zoey y yo salimos del lugar, los reporteros nos rodearon como buitres.“¡Freya! ¡Freya, por aquí!”“¿Desde cuándo sabes el secreto de tu hermana?”“¿Por qué lo mantuviste oculto tanto tiempo?”“¿Fue la cirugía plástica la razón de su pelea?”“¡Freya, estás realmente juntos con ese hombre que pagó para bailar contigo?!”Los flashes eran cegadores. Los micrófonos se empujaban hacia mi cara. Mis guardaespaldas formaron de inmediato un muro apretado a nuestro alrededor, empujando a la multitud hacia atrás para que pudiéramos llegar al coche. Mantuve la cabeza en alto, sonriendo con calma sin decir una palabra hasta que finalmente nos deslizamos en el asiento trasero.Las puertas se cerraron. El caos de afuera se volvió amortiguado.En el segundo en que el coche empezó a moverse, miré a Zoey.Las dos estallamos al mismo tiempo.“¡AAAAAHHHHH!”Chillamos como adolescentes, riéndonos y abrazándonos con fuerza a través del asiento, prácticamente saltando en el
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Chapter: 127: Mi venganza había terminado oficialmente.~~~Freya~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~Estaba tendida en mi cama, desplazándome perezosamente por el teléfono mientras algún programa aleatorio sonaba de fondo en la televisión. La casa estaba en silencio por una vez.Luego sonó el timbre.Gimiendo, me arrastré hacia arriba. Cuando abrí la puerta, era el repartidor sosteniendo una gran caja de pizza.“Pizza para Helene Lennox,” anunció.Helene no estaba a la vista para recibir su pedido, así que firmé rápidamente, tomé la caja y cerré la puerta con el pie. El olor a queso y pepperoni me golpeó mientras caminaba por el pasillo hacia la habitación de Helene.Fue entonces cuando oí los susurros.Me detuve justo fuera de su puerta, la caja de pizza todavía en las manos. En lugar de llamar, me incliné y pegué la oreja a la madera, escuchando con atención.La voz de Helene llegó primero, temblorosa y nerviosa.“…Tengo miedo, mamá. ¿Y si la gente se da cuenta? ¿Y si alguien se entera? Ya no me veo igual. Es demasiado drástico.”La voz de su mamá era ca
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Chapter: 126: La belleza de Helene es falsa~~Freya~~~Por fin ha llegado el momento.Esto era todo: la condena de Helene.Había estado esperando este momento durante tanto tiempo. Planeando. Esperando. Sonriendo a través de toda la mierda solo para poder verla derrumbarse de la forma más pública posible.¿Y qué mejor lugar que la Reunión de Elite Royal School? El salón de baile estaba lleno de nuestros antiguos compañeros de clase, herederos ricos, influencers… y lo más importante, docenas de empresas de medios y reporteros con las cámaras rodando. Todo lo que sucediera esta noche se volvería viral. Llegaría a millones para la mañana.Miré a Helene de pie ahí, pálida y temblando, mientras las fotos editadas de “mí” seguían congeladas en la gran pantalla.Perfecto.Este iba a ser el clavo final en su ataúd. ¿Su carrera de modelo? Acabada. ¿Su reputación? Destruida. Por mucho dinero que tirara a equipos de relaciones públicas o control de daños, no se recuperaría de esto. No después de esta noche.Una sonrisa lenta y satisfecha
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Chapter: 125: ¡Esto es un absurdo!~~~Helene~~~Tenía un mal presentimiento sobre esta noche desde el momento en que salimos de la casa. Como si algo profundo en mis entrañas estuviera gritando que hoy sería mi condena. No sabía por qué, pero lo sentía.Y ahora todo se estaba haciendo realidad.Primero ese extraño enmascarado soltó veinte millones de dólares como si fuera dinero de bolsillo solo para bailar con Freya. En realidad me alegré por un segundo —pensando que estaba ganando—. Pero luego su mierda de novio entró como si fuera el dueño y tiró dinero por ella.¿Quién demonios era ese hombre? Se me hacía familiar, pero no lograba ubicarlo. Y ahora mi supuesto novio perdió completamente la puta cabeza. Estaba de rodillas como un lunático, rogándole a Freya delante de todos.Jesucristo, incluso me dio una bofetada. Por culpa de ella.Me negué a ser humillada de esta forma. Si me hundía, me iba a llevar a esa perra conmigo.Me había preparado para esto. Por si acaso.Asentí a Vivian. Ella rápidamente le entregó la me
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Dear ex-husband, I'm now your ruthless, cocky boss's wife.
Zendaya Patel gave Nash Roth everything, her heart, her loyalty, her wealth, and two years of unwavering devotion. But to Nash, she was never more than a convenient wife.
On her birthday, the truth shatters her world. The man who promised to love her has been living a lie, cheating on her with someone else all along, forcing Zendaya to walk away from the marriage she fought so hard to protect.
Broken but not defeated, Zendaya signs the divorce papers and vows never to love the same way again.
Fate, however, has other plans.
When the powerful and enigmatic billionaire CEO, Ronan Wilder, unexpectedly asks her to become his wife, Zendaya accepts for one reason only, to make the man who destroyed her regret losing her.
But what happens when Nash discovers that the woman he discarded so easily is now the wife of his ruthless CEO... and his untouchable boss?
The woman he once ignored now has the power to outrank him, outshine him, and destroy everything he spent years building. This time, Zendaya is determined to make the arrogant man who once looked down on her crawl at her feet and make him the loyal slave dog he never was.
Will Nash survive her clash back and succeed in winning back the wife he never valued...
Or will watching her love another man become the greatest punishment of his life?
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Chapter: 095: Be less insane.~~~Ronan~~~A low chuckle escapes me as I watch her practically sprint out of the dining room, heels clicking fast against the marble, disappearing up the stairs before I can even get a word out edgewise.Adorable.I lean back in my chair, swirling the last of my wine, replaying the whole dinner in my head. The way she couldn't look at me for more than a few seconds without flushing. The way her eyes kept drifting to my mouth, then darting away like she'd been caught stealing something. The absolute panic in her expression the second I told her she could head up, like she'd been bracing for me to say something else entirely.I know exactly what she was thinking. I'm not an idiot. She's terrified I'm going to push the one rule she laid out clearest of all, no intimacy until she's ready. And honestly, as much as some reckless part of me wants to test exactly how long that resolve of hers would actually hold up under a little pressure, I'm not going to.Not tonight. Not until she actuall
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Chapter: 094: Mistvale~~~Zendaya~~~When I get downstairs, dinner's already laid out across the table, steam still curling faintly off the dishes, and Ronan's already seated, waiting.I slide into the chair across from him, ducking my head slightly, unsure what to actually do with myself. Everything about this feels new. Foreign. Sitting across from my own husband at his dinner table, in his borrowed pajamas, in his house I'm apparently living in now.The silence stretches, thick and heavy, broken only by the occasional clink of cutlery against porcelain. I can feel his eyes on me every so often, like he's waiting for me to say something, but my brain's come up completely empty.Eventually the silence gets too awkward to bear, and I force myself to break it."Uhm." I clear my throat, eyes fixed on my plate. "So — you know I can't stay here. Where do I even start looking for an apartment?"He pops a piece of meat into his mouth, chewing thoughtfully for a moment before answering. "That's not a problem." He
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Chapter: 093: Pajamas. ~~~Zendaya~~~ My grip lingers a beat longer than a handshake really requires, his thumb brushing briefly over my knuckles before he finally lets go. "I have something for you," he says, already turning toward the car. I blink, brow furrowing. "What's that?" He doesn't answer right away, just pops the car door open and reaches inside, pulling out a small velvet box. My stomach does a slow, nervous flip as he flips it open, revealing two matching diamond rings nestled against dark fabric, catching the sunlight in sharp, brilliant flashes. I suck in a small breath, eyes widening despite my best effort to keep my expression neutral, fascination creeping in before I can stop it. The craftsmanship is stunningdelicate, elegant, clearly expensive without being gaudy about it. I quickly school my face back into something more composed, crossing my arms. "What's this for?" "Figured a legal document alone doesn't exactly scream 'married' to most people." He plucks one ring from the box,
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Chapter: 092: Married.~~~Zendaya~~~Morning comes way too fast, and I'm standing in front of my mirror for the third time in ten minutes, smoothing down a dress I've already smoothed down a dozen times, heart hammering so hard I'm half convinced the whole house can hear it.I'm actually doing this.Nadia's leaning against my doorframe, arms crossed, watching me with a soft, knowing smile that's been plastered across her face since the second I told her last night. "You're gonna wear a hole into that fabric if you keep fussing with it.""I'm not fussing." I am absolutely fussing."You've checked your lipstick four times.""It needs to be right.""Zen." She pushes off the doorframe, crossing the room to still my hands gently between her own. "You look beautiful. Breathe."I exhale shakily, meeting my own eyes in the mirror one more time. Court marriage. Simple, quick, nothing like the extravagant wedding I probably daydreamed about as a little girl, just paperwork, witnesses, a few signatures, and suddenly
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Chapter: 091: I’m ready to marry you.~~~Ronan~~~"So you're just going to wait until she calls?" Zander sits across from me, sipping his coffee with that same infuriatingly amused look he's had on his face since he walked in.A small chuckle escapes me. "Obviously I'll wait." I lean back in my chair, unbothered, checking the time on my watch. "I'll be getting her call soon enough. As long as Nathan handled things the way I asked."Zander lets out a laugh, shaking his head. "You're an absolute menace, man. Who knew the great Ronan Wilder would get rejected by one woman and immediately resort to petty manipulation just to get her back in line?"I scoff, swirling the whiskey in my glass. "She left me no choice." I set the glass down, meeting his eyes. "She knows exactly what she wants. She's just too stubborn to admit it to herself yet." A slow smirk tugs at my mouth. "A little pressure, applied in exactly the right place, tends to speed that process along considerably."Just then, my phone rings.I glance at the screen — N
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Chapter: 090: Do I say yes now?~~~Zendaya~~~My whole chest just locks up. "A date." The words come out flat, hollow, like I'm testing the shape of them in my mouth and finding I hate every syllable. "With a celebrity.""Mhm." Nathan nods, entirely oblivious to the storm clearly brewing behind my eyes, already tucking the cufflinks into his jacket pocket like this is the most mundane piece of information he's shared all day. "Think they're at Le Rêve tonight. Big reservation, press and everything."Something hot and ugly twists low in my stomach, sharp enough that I actually have to fight to keep my expression neutral.Why do I care. I don't care. I told him no. I told him I wasn't interested in marrying him, wasn't ready for anything serious, what did I expect, that he'd just sit around pining after me forever while I made up my mind on my own schedule?Except apparently some stupid, stubborn part of me did expect exactly that. Expected him to still be circling, still teasing, still showing up unannounced with di
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