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The Coward in Me
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2026-07-31 23:38:52
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After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Bachelor Party
ALISTAIR'S POV:The private room at the back of the restaurant is warm and dimly lit, it's a place that feels intimate without being pretentious. The walls are lined with old photographs, the tables covered in white linen, the candles flickering softly in the center of each one. The food is incredible, the wine is flowing, and the conversation is easy and relaxed. The soft clinking of silverware against fine china fills the space as the waiters quietly move around the table.This is my bachelor party.It is not what most people would expect from a billionaire genius. There are no strippers, no wild parties, no scandalous behavior. Just a few close friends, good food, and the laughter that comes from years of shared history.The guests are a small group. Uncle Maxwell is here, of course, sitting at the head of the table like he belongs there. He has always been the one to keep me grounded, the one to remind me of what really matters. A few of my friends from the tech world are her
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Wedding Plans
ELARA'S POV:The morning after Alistair proposed, I wake up with a smile on my face.I lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying the moment over and over in my head. The garden. The roses. The sunset. Alistair on one knee, his gray eyes shining, his voice trembling with emotion. The ring sliding onto my finger. The kiss. The feeling of absolute, overwhelming joy. The soft sunlight pours through my bedroom curtains.I hold up my hand. The diamond catches the morning light, sparkling like a promise. It is beautiful. It is perfect. It is everything I ever wanted.I am engaged. I am going to marry the man I love.I get out of bed. I walk to the window. I look out at the garden, at the roses that are still in bloom, at the fountain that is splashing softly in the distance. The world feels different today. Brighter. More alive. Full of possibility.I think about the wedding. It is going to be beautiful. Perfect. Everything I have ever dreamed of.I have already started planning.
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Family's Blessing
CELESTINE'S POV:The next morning came as I was already in the kitchen, my hands busy with the familiar rhythm of preparing breakfast whenever I didn't go to the office, when I hear footsteps on the stairs. The quiet scrape of the wooden spoon against the mixing bowl is the only other sound in the room.I look up. Alistair is standing in the doorway. His face is pale and his hands are shaking. But his eyes are bright with a joy that I have not seen in years."Mom," he says. "Can we talk?"I set down the spoon. I wipe my hands on my apron. I walk toward him."Of course," I say. "What is it?"He takes a breath. He looks behind him. Elara steps into the doorway, her face flushed, her eyes shining. She is holding up her left hand.I see the ring. A simple diamond, elegant and beautiful, sparkling in the morning light.My heart stops."Alistair proposed," Elara says. Her voice is shaking. "I said yes."I stare at them. My son. My daughter. The two people I love more than anything
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Heat Between Us
ALISTAIR'S POV:"Stay quiet," she whispers against my mouth. Her voice is low and serious. "Mum and Dad is at home with Hope. No sounds. Not even a little. Understand?"I nod, already breathing hard.She kisses me again, deeper this time, tongue sliding against mine while her hands start working at my shirt. She pulls it open and off without much care. Then her mouth leaves mine and starts moving down. She kisses my jaw, my throat, the place where my pulse is racing. Her tongue flicks out and licks a slow path over my collarbone. I have to bite the inside of my cheek to stay silent.Her hands roam everywhere. She touches my chest, my stomach, the sensitive skin just above my waistband. She leans down and licks across one of my nipples, then sucks it lightly between her lips. A sharp breath leaves me. She looks up at me with a warning in her eyes and I press my lips together hard.She keeps going lower. Her tongue traces every line of muscle on my stomach. She dips it into my navel for
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Ring
A Few Days Later….ALISTAIR'S POV:The garden at Ashcroft Manor was bathed in the light of early evening.The sun is already sinking low over the valley and the roses are in full bloom, their petals soft and fragrant, catching the last rays of light.I have been standing here for the past hour, waiting for the right moment.Elara is inside the house, talking to my mother. She does not know what I am planning. She does not know that I have been carrying this ring in my pocket for some days now, waiting for the perfect moment to ask her the question that has been burning in my heart for years. My thumb rubs continuously over the velvet box hidden deep in my jacket pocket.I think about the first time I realized I loved her.I was 17 years old or so, standing in this very garden, watching her laugh at something Hope said. She was wearing a yellow dress, her dark hair falling in waves around her shoulders. She looked like an angel, like something out of a dream. And in that moment,
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me In His Father's Chair
MAXWELL'S POV:The study at Valancourt House is quiet this evening.I sit in the leather armchair by the fireplace and I look around the room that has been my father's sanctuary for as long as I can remember. The walls are lined with bookshelves, filled with volumes that he has read and reread over the years. The photographs on the mantel tell the story of our family. My parents on their wedding day. Celestine as a baby. Me as a child. The grandchildren, growing up so fast. A quiet crackle comes from the fireplace, sending small sparks up the dark chimney.The room smells like old leather and cigar smoke and the faint hint of the whiskey that my father used to pour himself at the end of a long day. It is a familiar smell, a comforting smell. It smells like home.I lean back in the chair. I close my eyes and I let the silence wash over me.This is my study now. My father has stepped down, the empire is mine and the legacy is mine.But I still feel like I am sitting in his chair,
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me A Reason to Believe
The forgotten anniversaries. There had been three of those. Three times she had dressed up nice and made dinner and waited and waited and waited until finally getting a text that said "working late sorry" with no exclamation points, no emojis, no nothing.The cruel comments. Those were worse."You
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Promise Keeper
Celestine Valancourt stood in the bathroom of her penthouse apartment, her bare feet cold against the imported marble floor, staring at a little plastic stick that had just completely and utterly rearranged her entire universe. There were two little pink lines staring back at her. Two little lines
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me The Breaking of a Narcissist
KIER'S POV:I pour myself a drink and I sit in the dark and I wait for her to come back.She always comes back.But she does not come back.A week passes. Then another. The penthouse stays empty. My calls go straight to voicemail. My texts go unanswered. I send messages through her email, through s
After The Divorce: Ex-Husband Regrets And Begs Me Sorry, I Wasn't There
She watched from the window as her father walked out to greet him.August Valancourt shook Lysander's hand with both of his, the way he did with people he truly respected, and he said something that made Lysander nod solemnly. Then her mother appeared, and Isabelle kissed Lysander on both cheeks, t
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