LOGINEmma Carter has been crazily in love with her boyfriend, Trevor, since high school. She spent six years of her life being the perfect girlfriend, waiting for the day Trevor would finally propose so they could finally build a future together. It happened. The day finally came, but the ring wasn't for her. He proposed to her best friend of five years, Allysia. Adrian Beaufort is everything Emma has always avoided. He’s an arrogant, wealthy, and playboy who has every type of girl wrapped around his fingers. He’s not just tempting; he’s also Allysia’s stepbrother. Heartbroken and humiliated, Emma should have walked away. Instead, she ran straight into cocky Adrian, the only one who sees the woman behind the glasses. He offers a tempting way to deal with her heartbreak: a hot, reckless night together. What starts as a reckless night of passion to numb the pain quickly turns into a dangerous addiction. But Emma has a plan: she’s going to make Trevor regret every second of his betrayal. She’s convinced that if she uses Adrian to make him jealous, Trevor will come crawling back. It works better than she expected. Trevor, now a married man, finds out about the two of them. Filled with jealousy, he is desperate to have her back in his life, realizing too late exactly what he threw away. But Trevor has a problem. He’s now competing with his own brother-in-law, a man who doesn't play fair and has no intention of letting Emma go. As the game goes on, Emma is caught between the past she thought she wanted and the man who finally made her feel alive. Will she take back the man who broke her, or give in to the playboy who claimed her first?
View MoreAdrian’s POVI’d always known Emma as my sister’s best friend, and I was more than surprised when I found out the person Allysia was getting married to was Emma’s boyfriend. To be honest, I’d never liked that scumbag. It was crazy to me, but I hadn’t bothered to go through the trouble of informing Emma; she would never have believed me anyway. She was too blinded by their deceit, wrapped in a false sense of love and friendship.I was forced to attend the engagement party, and right when I was about to go in after receiving a call, someone bumped into me. It was Emma. She looked like she’d been hit by a wrecking ball. Her face was flushed with a deep, shaky anger, and her eyes were swimming in tears that hadn’t quite fallen yet. I rushed after her, and I was more than surprised when she kissed me. She got me so turned on that all I wanted to do was take her right there. When I dropped her at her place, I knew she would reconsider my offer right after rejecting it, and now, here we are.
Emma’s POVHe drove fast through the estate gates like he was in some kind of racing competition. It was hard to enjoy the perfectly lit garden view that flashed past the window as we sped toward the main building. It was a massive, modern-style palace standing all by itself.He finally parked in front of the massive building and I could feel his intent gaze on me…not just on me, all over me.“What?” I asked“You know you can still change your mind if you want to.” His tone was smooth, calm and seductive. Pulling a string in my tummy.Why does he think I’d want to change my mind? “What makes you think I’d want to change my mind?" I tilted my head, looking him straight in the eye. "Is it because you assume I’m some innocent girl who can't handle someone like you?”A slow smirk pulled at the corner of his mouth. “Assume?” he husked, leaning closer until he was an inch away from where I sat. “I didn’t assume Em. With those big eye glasses sliding down your nose, the oversized sweater y
Emma’s POVAdrian didn’t say a word as he drove, keeping his eyes focused on the road while his hands stayed steady on the wheel. He shifted gears and pulled out of the parking lot, heading away from the building where my life had just fallen apart. I leaned back and turned my head toward the side window, letting the heavy silence settle between us. The only time we spoke was when I gave him my address.The city lights of San Francisco blurred past us as I watched the streetlamps and neon signs of late-night diners, but I wasn't really seeing them. My mind kept replaying what had happened just a few minutes ago. The memory of the kiss was so strong that I bit my lower lip, which still felt tingly from the contact. I bit down so hard I thought it might actually bleed. Was I trying to forget about Trevor desperately that I had to kiss another guy? And not just any guy. Allysia’s step brother.His deep baritone broke through the silence. “Are you just going to stay quiet the whole ride
Emma’s POVI turned around and started to hurry away from the room; I didn’t wait for their response. There was no point in facing those two shameless assholes I’d trusted all my life. The painful ache in my heart was surprisingly gone now, replaced by a flaming fury that threatened to explode in my chest.How dare they! Those godforsaken, backstabbing creatures had been hooking up right behind my back for three years while pretending to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I felt more fury steaming toward myself than toward them. I was just a pawn in their little game, and I had been too blind to notice. God, it was so obvious.I had moved back to San Francisco after college hoping I could start a new life with Trevor, get married, and have his "minions," as he called them. But the damn backstayer had his own life planned all along, which, of course, didn’t include me the way mine included him.A wave of dizziness hit my head as I ran hard into a broad, solid chest at the entr


















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