LOGINI couldn’t bring myself to promise that to Dent. For some reason, it felt heavy just trying to answer him. Instead, I quickly tried to change the subject, asking about his new project. But Dent ignored it.“Please answer me, Olivia.” His voice sounded desperate. His grip tightened, as if making sure I would stay by his side—standing next to him until everything we hoped for came true. But I didn’t know why… I just couldn’t say yes.“Are you giving up, Olivia?” Dent whispered.“I’m not giving up, Dent. It’s just…” My words trailed off without direction. My thoughts drifted instead—to Xavier. To a man who shouldn’t even be in my mind right now.“Say it properly.”“I’ve been thinking… maybe we could adopt a child if you really can’t give me one,” I said quietly.Dent fell silent for a moment. His face looked shaken, but he understood what I meant. He understood the situation we were in. Not everyone has endless patience—including me, who had been holding on for so long.“Dent, it’s been
Olivia’s POVXavier’s question left me stunned for a long moment. I couldn’t answer. Even though I had never truly felt fulfilled with Dent, I still couldn’t just walk away from him. I loved Dent—and maybe… I was also starting to have feelings for my own brother-in-law, Xavier.Slowly, I lifted my gaze to Xavier, who stood there waiting for my answer. My lips felt sealed shut.“I don’t know,” that was all I could manage to say out of the thousands of thoughts running through my head.“I don’t know? You—” Xavier ran a hand through his hair before lowering his head slightly over the dining table. “You’re really going to keep this marriage going even if Dent can’t give you a child?”I bit my lip. Dent had never forced me to stay. He’d probably accept it if I asked for a divorce, just like he said at the hospital before. But the thought of leaving him had never once crossed my mind.“We could adopt… from an orphanage, if the therapy Dent’s going to try doesn’t work,” I said, trying to sta
“Feels like we were just at the villa yesterday,” Amanda said.“Yeah, and now we have to go back,” Dent replied as he fastened his seatbelt.I sat in the driver’s seat, starting the engine, ready to leave the villa behind. Amanda and Olivia were in the backseat.My heart beat faster every time Olivia and I met eyes through the rearview mirror.As usual, the conversation was dominated by Dent and Amanda. The two of them never seemed to run out of things to talk about. They kept chatting the whole drive home. Olivia stayed mostly quiet, but every time I glanced at her through the mirror, she was already looking at me.A faint smile tugged at my lips. Why did it feel like we were some awkward couple stealing glances at each other… when we’d already done far more than that?After a few hours on the road, we finally arrived home. Amanda grabbed her bag and followed Olivia inside, while Dent and I carried the rest of the luggage into the storage room.When I got back inside, I saw Olivia wa
“I saw you keep viagra in your nightstand.”Dent, fresh out of the shower, turned to me with a startled look. He walked over, opened the drawer, and tried to hide it from my sight.“No point hiding it. I already saw it earlier.”Looking embarrassed, Dent put it back in the drawer and sat down beside me. He played with the towel draped around his neck.“You use that? What for?”Even though I already knew the problem, I wanted to hear it straight from his mouth.“Things haven’t been great between me and Olivia lately,” Dent said, lowering his head, looking worn out. “I just… needed a break,” he muttered, scratching the back of his neck. “I thought maybe… coming here might help things get a little better.”I nodded like I understood. It didn’t really matter anyway. No matter how hard he tried to please Olivia, he’d already lost before the game even began.“So what exactly happened between you two?” I asked, deliberately pushing him to say it out loud—the truth that he couldn’t even satis
“Everything’s going to be fine,” I said to Olivia, more to calm myself than her.Her body was still warm. She let out a soft moan in my arms. Every kiss mark I’d left on her skin, I traced again with my lips. Each kiss made her body heat up even more. She writhed beneath me.“Xavier…” she called softly.Instead of stopping me, her hands roamed over my bare shoulders, sliding up to my neck before tangling into my half-dry hair. The way her slender fingers moved through it only made my desire to have her again grow stronger.“Use protection this time,” she whispered, her breath uneven as I kissed every inch of her long neck.I paused for a moment—not because I hesitated, but because her request annoyed me. My hand reached over to the nightstand. As I sat up to look for that damn thing, I found something else inside the drawer. A single pill.Olivia glanced at it. “What’s that?”A smile tugged at my lips. Even though I’m a dentist, I obviously knew what this was. I held it up in front of
“Ah, I was at the treehouse. Haven’t been there in a long time. It’s still as sturdy as it was when I was a kid,” I explained to Dent, who let out a wide yawn as he turned his body to face the bed.“Oh yeah? You look like a mess,” Dent muttered. He jumped onto the already messy bed, lay on his stomach, then closed his eyes again. His hand patted the space beside him. “Go to sleep.”I rubbed my face and walked toward the bed, glancing at Dent who looked exhausted. “I’ll sleep after a shower. I’m sweaty.”Dusty and smelling like sex, I added silently.As I took off my shirt and was about to head into the bathroom, Dent’s hoarse, half-mumbling voice stopped me. “You and Olivia are getting close, huh.”My body froze in front of the door. I turned to look at him, still in the same position. “Why? It’s normal for us to be close. She’s like…” I paused for a second. “…an older sister to me.”Dent didn’t move at all, but he spoke again, his tone warning.“Xavier, watch your boundaries.”“What
My clinic was closed today. No one was there except me and Olivia—we had already planned to come here after leaving the café. Using the excuse of monthly grocery shopping with Amanda, I managed to pull Olivia away from the café and ended up in my office.The moment my office door shut, I kissed Oli
The party was held at Elena’s residence. Most of the guests were Brian’s business associates. When Xavier and I walked into the luxurious house, people would probably assume we were a couple. Xavier’s large hand wrapped possessively around my waist, as if making it clear to every man who glanced my
One word: amazing.This must be what real lovemaking feels like. There’s no emptiness. None of that hollow, bland feeling I used to have every time I was with Dent. Xavier hasn’t even truly started yet, and my body already feels weak.I watch Xavier as he takes off his pants. Just sitting up has al
“Seven days. And by then, you’ll be mine, Olivia.”The words sounded threatening, yet at the same time they promised something dangerously forbidden. Goosebumps prickled across my skin as Xavier whispered them right beside my ear, his hand sliding over my hip before cupping one of my buttocks.I ga







