LOGINMelody‘s POV
I woke up the next morning feeling groggy. My mouth was dry and my tongue felt like sandpaper. I had no idea why. Just as I had no idea when I’d dozed off.
Melody‘s POVKeal’s receptionist buzzed me in. My high heels clicked across the floor as I made my way to his office, his lunch bag in my hand.The maid said he hadn’t returned home the night before. I found that odd, since he’d left the bar with Celeste. I wondered where he had gone. But then I shook my head.Keal’s personal life was no longer any of my business.When I entered Keal’s office, I was surprised to see C
Melody’s POVI came to my senses. Snapping back to the present, I pushed Keal away from me. My hands flew up to my lips. I couldn’t believe what he’d just done. Why had he kissed me like that, in the middle of the bar.Glancing around, I saw people holding their phones, their cameras pointed at us. For a moment, I’d lost myself in his kiss. But the moment was short-lived.Keal Summers had no right to kiss me.Glaring at him, I wi
Adam‘s POVMy eyes were glued to the television screen. Without even looking at the bottle, I poured myself another drink and swigged it back.Stunned, I watched Keal grab her in the middle of that crowded bar and kiss her. My stomach turned. The scene was all over social media and the news. I couldn’t escape the headlines.Every time I turned on my phone, there they were, lip-locked. Every channel kept playing different versions of the same story. Their kiss had become a media sensation. Everyone was fixated with the ‘Kea
Melody‘s POVI felt someone wrap their arms around my waist. It caught me off-guard. He pulled me in close. I recognized his voice immediately.Keal hissed a threat at the man I’d been dancing with. The man immediately backed off.“No harm, no foul,” the man said, holding up his hands defensively. “I didn’t know she was married.”“Leave. Now,” Keal said, his voice laced with anger. Stunne
Keal‘s POVMy friends had insisted I come out to some opening of some new bar. I really hadn’t felt up to it, but eventually I’d relented. Celeste’s surprise return had thrown me for a loop and it was weighing heavily on me.I still wasn’t sure what to do about it. I’d asked my butler to let the maids know that no one was supposed to agitate Celeste. She’d burned down an entire hospital. Who knew what she would do if we upset her. It was a delicate situation, and I had to approach it as such.I had no intentions of l
Melody’s POVMoments after I sat down at my desk, Julian came in. He took one look at my face and pressed his finger to his chin.“Oh dear,” he said. “Someone’s not happy.”“Is it that obvious?” I asked, my voice weary. I was exhausted, thanks to the pregnancy. And the little stand off with Celeste that morning had darkened my mood. In the matter of a day, I’d gone from believing that Keal and I had something real, to being a third wheel in his relationship with this ex.Plus,







