Chapter: Chapter 270Why didn’t i see something like this happening?”Watch your step.”Malachi’s voice pulls me out of my thoughts again and i feel a shudder course through my spine. This fashion show - the runway - everything is being broadcasted which means if Grandfather was paying any attention, he must have seen w
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Chapter: Chapter 269I almost run as i make my way towards the general hall. Tieran is fast on my heels and i can see the slight confusion in his eyes - i can see the immediate recognition at the sight of that baby.What in hell’s name are they even doing here?I get down and my heart drops into my stomach. She’s making
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Chapter: Chapter 268A question slips out of my lips before i can stop myself, “Are you sure you want to leave with me after this?”Ever since he suggested it, the questions have been brewing at the back of my mind.Disappearing after my fashion show is one thing. I might be the talk of many shows right now, but i’m sti
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Chapter: Chapter 267I walk down the hallway and try to shake off the icky feeling that clings to my skin from meeting Skye.I can’t believe i ever thought the reason Malachi wanted her was because maybe despite all odds, she was just genuinely a good person. Someone better than i am.Skye is nothing but a snake and a b
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Chapter: Chapter 266The floor shifts and rolls. The very image of fluffy clouds and radiant light.I can see people discussing, talking. Armed with cameras, all of them.Tonigt is going to be a defining night.”Well if it isn’t the talk of the town.”I turn immediately to see a female walking towards me.It’s been a lo
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Chapter: Chapter 265Bridget jacks me away the moment she catches the sight of me. She downright ignores Malachi and glares at him when he tries to follow us. He glares right back but relents and walks off, but not before he directs a look my way.Not before he stares at me long and hard and so well i know he’s doing it
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One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.
Lyra Bennet made a mistake…
After years of a committed relationship to her boyfriend Levi, Lyra plans to give him the only thing she has always held from him: Her Innocence. Yet the night doesn’t go exactly as planned, and she ends up sleeping with someone else instead, Her boyfriend’s brother.
Lyra has betrayed Levi in the worst way possible.
She loves him, she really does. But even love isn’t enough to prepare her for what comes next.
Lyra finds out she’s not the one who’s cheated on their relationship. Levi has also been busy, but while she felt guilt for betraying him, Levi has been lying right to her face - the same way he’s been doing for months now while he betrayed all that was ever between them.
With the pain and hurt running through her, Lyra decides she won’t be the fool he cheats on and calls “babe” right after he’s fucked her bestfriend.
No.
To get back at her boyfriend, Lyra becomes determined to chase his brother Christian Storm and become his sister-in-law. But Christian Storm is much more than just a man…. He’s a force to be reckoned with.
While Lyra plans to simply use Christian for revenge, she realizes something as she tries to use him. Lyra realises there can be no other man for her except him. Her heart has been captured, by a man she might never be able to have…. Because not only is he miles out of her league… Christian also has a fiancée.
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Chapter: Chapter 29: Who he is.Gradually, Mr. Ranulf doesn't push questions to him anymore.He asks me directly, and before the end of the night, there’s a new look in the man’s eyes, one of mutual acknowledgment as we end the discussions and he compliments me, “You are an astonishingly intelligent woman, Lyra.Companies will be fighting to have your knowledge on their side when you graduate, and I will be first in line.”I smile at him, perhaps the first genuine smile I have smiled tonight, as I accept his compliment with one of my own, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ranulf. It’s been my pleasure speaking to you.”As a waiter arrives with a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne and filled flutes, Mr. Ranulf takes one glass and drains it in a swift move before he gets up. Christian follows suit, that look of ruthless efficiency in his eyes as he and Mr. Ranulf engage in light conversation while making their way downstairs.I get up, following closely while Levi trails behind.As we make our way outside the restauran
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Chapter: Chapter 28: Uncontrolled rage.“Nothing’s wrong.”The response is simple and calm. I feel very satisfied with myself when I hear it and I stride out of the lounge, heading back towards the table without waiting for a response from either of them.The moment I’m out of the lounge my expression threatens to sour and tears sting the back of my eyes.Today is a disaster. Not only because of this farce of an anniversary, but because now I know my true place.I know this is all a game to both of them.A game to see who can use Lyra the most.“Lyra!”I ignore Levi’s voice calling me and continue walking.When his hand wraps tightly around my arm my eyes fly wide open and I make to protest but the look in Levi’s eyes stops me. Levi looks furious.His voice is seething as he speaks, “How dare you speak to my brother like that?”My mind blanks out for a moment as I try to convince myself that this isn’t real. That this isn’t happening, but the pain around my arm feels very real.The anger in Levi’s eyes looks authentic, and
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Chapter: Chapter 27: It's you.I grab Christian’s hand and drag him down the hall, away from the pair of Levi and Mr. Ranulf and instead into the first empty room I can see.Anyone who’s heard of The Velvet Table also knows they have multiple high-end lounge rooms. We’re in one of them right now and I’m trying not to lose my temper or my shit.Christian has let me drag him in here but now his icy blue eyes stare at me, cool calmness in them as he waits for the outburst currently building up in me to explode.I want to.I want to scream at him and let out my anger, because I was dragged here thinking I was attending an anniversary dinner but instead I’m getting used as a prop for someone else. I want to let out the devastation that makes me feel, except one look at Christian lets me know I can’t blame him for any of that.He’s not the one who told me he wanted us to celebrate our anniversary. His despicable brother was.But he… He’s not entirely innocent either.I keep my voice as level as I can as I ask, “Did you k
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Chapter: Chapter 26: Surprise at the Velvet Table.Wide, amazed, eyes stare back at me and for once, they’re not my own.The wine red dress I’m in clings to my body like a second skin. It’s made entirely of blood red beading and as I look at my reflection in the mirror, it’s hard for me to even take my eyes off myself.The red of the dress is a perfect match to the shade of my hair and it’s fitted enough that it hugs my frame. It would be a normal beaded red dress, if not for the diamonds incorporated into certain areas of the dress, like my breasts, ass, and hips, the straps holding it against my body and running across my open back.They’re really pretty diamonds, they sparkle so well, but… even the attendant looks worried when I turn back to her, her eyes flick to the diamonds and she smirks as she adds, “I told you the dress was a bit racy. All anyone will be able to pay attention to is the diamonds, because the dress was meant to draw attention there. It’s like one of those dresses you’d see on the Met Gala. It’s obviously for at
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Chapter: Chapter 25: First gift II.I’m proven right about the attendant by the next statement she conspiratorially whispers, “I’m sure I can find something for you that will help you trap that guy who brought you in.He will not be able to take his eyes off you, trust me.”She seems eager, and despite the anger boiling around in me at the look both she and Levi gave me, I know one thing. I’ve never been one to pass up an opportunity when I see it.My eyes drift to the corner of the store where Levi is casually flirting with one of the attendants, an indulgent look in his eyes as he glances back and shrugs abashedly.From the way he’s so comfortable in here, I’m sure this isn’t his first time picking up something in this store.My eyes wander around and like a beacon, I find a bag sitting pretty on a show table. A bag I immediately recognize because it’s a replica of the exact same bag he got for Cassie on his birthday.The bag I thought he got for me before I found out he was a cheating boyfriend. I peer closer at the
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Chapter: Chapter 24: First gift.Before I can eavesdrop more on his conversation, Levi spots me and immediately hangs up the phone.He gets down from the car, a sparkle in his meadow green eyes as he walks over to the other side of the car and opens the door for me, smirking as he offers sweetly, “You look beautiful. Go on in, baby.”With a forced smile on my face and fake delight in my eyes, I get in, speaking as I do, “You called me baby, AND you called the person on the phone, baby, too. I haven’t seen you this endearing in a long time, Levi. It must be because today is special.”Levi smiles, my remark and its meaning flying right over his head as a self-satisfied look works its way onto his face, “Today is indeed a special day.I have the best dinner planned, but first, I’ll be taking you shopping for new clothes, and then, we will go out to dinner.It is our third anniversary, after all.”I can’t control the sneer that suddenly appears on my face – because today used to actually mean something special to me! Now
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