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06 Not So Fast

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Elena

The dawn finally broke over the hospital parking lot and I stood near the emergency exit, ignoring the throbbing pain in my ribs and the cold air biting at my bare arms.

Three months ago, a man named Bellamy Torres had tracked me down at the university research clinic. He had cornered me in the hallway with a bright, eager smile, telling me he was my eldest brother. He said he had spent years searching for me and wanted me to come home.

I had turned him away. I told him my home was with J
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  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   08 Let's Go Home

    Elena“She has somewhere to go.”Julian turned around with his eyes narrowing as he took in Bellamy’s expensive suit and calm and imposing presence.“Who the hell are you?” Julian asked with his voice dripping with authority. “How did you get into my house?”“The front door was wide open,” Bellamy replied, stepping past Julian into the bedroom as if he owned the property. He didn’t glance at the high ceilings or the expensive artwork on the walls. His entire focus remained on me with his eyes softening as he checked for any signs of physical harm. “Are you ready to go, Elena?”I picked up my duffel bag from the floor. “I am ready.”“Wait just a minute!” Vivienne interjected, marching over to stand beside her son. “You can’t just walk into a private residence and carry off my son’s wife! Who hired you? Are you the sleazy lawyer who drafted that ridiculous extortion paper on the floor?”Bellamy finally cast a glance at Vivienne with his expression indifferent as though she were a minor

  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   07 She Has Somewhere To Go

    ElenaVivienne’s hands ripped the duffel bag from my grasp, sending my remaining strength sliding away like sand through cold fingers.“Let go of my bag, Vivienne,” I warned with my voice cutting through the silent master suite.“You will not walk out of my son’s home carrying Sterling heirlooms or expensive jewelry you didn’t earn,” Vivienne sneered, unzipping the main compartment with a harsh metallic tug then unceremoniously overturned the bag onto the floor.Folded shirts, simple trousers and a worn pair of leather flats spilled across the hardwood. There was no silver, no diamonds and no designer label dresses.. only the modest clothing I had brought into this marriage and maintained with my own money.Vivienne stood above the pile with her eyes searching the garments for something to validate her accusations. When she found nothing, her face tightened with a flare of disappointment crossing her features before she smoothed it over with a cold glare.“You think you are clever, do

  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   06 Not So Fast

    ElenaThe dawn finally broke over the hospital parking lot and I stood near the emergency exit, ignoring the throbbing pain in my ribs and the cold air biting at my bare arms.Three months ago, a man named Bellamy Torres had tracked me down at the university research clinic. He had cornered me in the hallway with a bright, eager smile, telling me he was my eldest brother. He said he had spent years searching for me and wanted me to come home.I had turned him away. I told him my home was with Julian, clinging to the naive belief that my marriage would eventually turn into a real family.I had no idea who the Torres family was, nor did I care about reconnecting with biological relatives I had never known, but walking out of the trauma ward tonight, realizing my husband had abandoned me to tend to his pregnant mistress, I decided to reach out to Bellamy, and he responded on the first ring.A black car pulled up to the curb and the engine idled quietly as the driver’s door opened and Bel

  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   05 Leo Come Get ME

    Elena’s POVEvery single breath felt like inhaling shards of broken glass and the harsh antiseptic glare of the ambulance ceiling lights pierced straight through my closed eyelids.I was lying on a stretcher with a stiff plastic cervical collar biting into my neck while the paramedic hastily pressed a cold oxygen mask over my face.“Keep her still,” a voice called somewhere above me. “Pulse is dropping. We need to move fast.”Through the hazy fog of shock and pain my gaze drifted toward the front of the rushing vehicle. Julian sat on the bench seat opposite my stretcher with his broad shoulders hunched forward. But he wasn't looking at me.. he wasn't holding my trembling bruised hand.Instead, he was leaning over a whimpering Bianca who was draped in a thermal blanket like a delicate Victorian princess caught in a summer shower.“You're okay. I've got you,” Julian murmured with protective panic that he had never once shown for me as he gently brushed a stray lock of dark hair away fro

  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   04 Julian Help Me!!

    Elena’s POVSunlight filtered through the curtains, pooling in warm and deceptive patches across the floor. I blinked against the brightness with my body still aching from the adrenaline of the night before. For a terrifying second, I expected to find the room empty with the ghost of Julian’s dark warning still hanging like smoke.Instead, the rich buttery scent of croissants and freshly brewed coffee drifted up the stairs, wrapping around my senses and dragging me out of bed.I pulled my robe tight around my shoulders, tiptoeing down the hallway with my guard up higher than a medieval fortress. I froze on the bottom step of the kitchen, completely paralyzed by the sight before me.Julian stood by the island wearing a crisp white button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. The terrifying unhinged predator of last night had completely vanished, replaced once again by the man I had fallen in love with three years ago.“Morning,” Julian said softly with his voice carryin

  • Divorced And Pampered; My Brothers Rule The World   03 You Are Going Nowhere!

    Elena’s POVThe front door clicked shut with an echoing finality that felt less like coming home and more like entering a tomb. I kicked off my heels, letting them drop wherever they pleased, and dragged my exhausted body up the stairs.By the time I locked our bedroom door behind me, the last fragile thread holding my composure together finally snapped.I didn’t bother turning on the lights. The glow of the moonlight spilled across the floor, casting shadows that stretched like prison bars across the bed and my hands shook violently as I unzipped my dress, letting the fabric pool around my ankles like a puddle of deceitful green water. Standing there in my slip, I pulled the clutch from the vanity and reached deep inside.My fingers brushed against the smooth and cold plastic. I pulled out the pregnancy test and the two little blue lines stared back at me in the dim light, glowing with a cruel and mocking clarity.Three hours ago I had practiced delivering this news in the mirror, i

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