LOGIN“You know I love your c*ck more than anything,” Julian moaned. My mind struggled to process what I saw, and my heart felt like it had stopped beating. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing. “Harder! Ugh.” That was Julian. My husband. The one I’d been married to for three whole years. My husband was having sex… with a man! *** Delilah is the definition of a trophy wife. Once an orphan with a rocky childhood, her life changes when she gets married to her knight in charming armor. Their marriage is like that out of a movie, but everything she has ever wanted changes three years later when Julian grows distant. Still clinging to the hope that their love can be saved, Delilah plans the perfect anniversary surprise, only to walk in on her husband tangled in bed with his male assistant! Devastated and humiliated, she leaves everything behind. The marriage. The mansion. The life she thought was hers. She takes the last flight to New York City, determined to start over. She’s desperate, drowning in dismay when a job interview leads her straight into the lion’s den: Calix Knight. Her ex-husband’s ruthless billionaire uncle. He’s powerful, intense, and nothing like the men she’s known. And for reasons she can’t understand, he takes a keen interest in her. Is Delilah falling for the wrong man twice? Or has she finally met the one worth breaking every rule for?
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I should’ve stayed at the spa. That’s where Julian sent me this morning with a kiss on the forehead and two pre-booked treatments at Washington’s most expensive wellness resort. “You deserve a break, babe,” he’d said. “Our anniversary dinner can wait until I’m back.” But I’d had a better idea. A home-cooked meal. Candlelight. His favorite wine. Me in the dress he liked most. I wanted tonight to be special. I wanted to remind him how lucky we were and how perfect our marriage still could be, even if he’d been… off lately. So I skipped the spa, picked up groceries, and hummed through the aisles like a good wife in a romantic movie montage. But this wasn’t a movie. I knew something was wrong the second I pulled into our driveway and saw the door unlocked. Julian was supposed to be at a meeting, and the house should’ve been empty. I frowned but told myself it was nothing. Maybe he came home early, or perhaps he forgot to text me. Maybe he was also planning a surprise. I stepped inside, my arms full of grocery bags and my heart still holding onto hope. Then I heard it. A moan. Male. Guttural. “Take my dick, baby,” a voice growled from upstairs. I froze. My body locked up as my brain scrambled to make sense of what I’d just heard. My hand tightened around the bottle of wine in the bag, its neck sticking out like some cruel joke. I took a step forward. Then another. I didn’t want to go upstairs. My instincts screamed for me to turn around and walk out. But I had to see it. I climbed the stairs like I was walking to my own execution. Each step was louder than it should’ve been. Our bedroom door was open. And there they were. Julian, my husband. Naked. Breathless. Moaning. Pinned beneath his assistant. William. Thrusting into his ass like they’d done this a hundred times before. Like this was normal. A Routine. My vision blurred. Not from tears. Not yet. Just disbelief. Julian didn’t see me. Neither did William. They were too lost in each other. In their affair. Julian’s voice was breathy. “You know I love your cock more than anything.” My fingers slipped. The grocery bag fell to the floor with a dull thud, forgotten. All my attention was focused on the scene before me. My mind struggled to process what I saw, and my heart felt like it had stopped beating. I couldn't believe what I was witnessing "Harder! Ugh," that was Jullian, my husband. The one I had looked forward to cooking for. The one I had been married to for three whole years. I shivered involuntarily; My husband was having sex... With a man! I couldn't believe it; I couldn't believe my eyes. Jullian was being pinned to the bed by a man! A man I had considered a friend. Mr William, Jullian's personal assistant. He was pinning my husband down and drilling into him so hard they were both grunting and groaning. They looked so into it that they hadn't noticed me standing there or the sound of the grocery bag falling to the ground. My breath caught in my throat, and my hand instinctively covered my mouth. I didn't want to make a sound or want them to know I was there. I was paralyzed with shock and hurt, hoping it was all a dream. So this was why he had wanted me to go to an all day spa? So he could get me out of the house? Julian was my knight in shining armor. He was everything a girl dreamed of. He was charming, sweet, and extremely handsome, and he was also rich and the heir to his parents' million-dollar company. My life changed for the better after meeting him. After a few months of courting, he proposed, and our wedding was a dream come true for both my aunt and me. And suddenly, I forgot what it was like to struggle. Jillian never let me lift a finger; he treated me like a queen and showed me a whole new world I had never known existed. Even when the only family I knew, my aunt, passed away, my husband was always by my side and supported me through thick and thin. It was safe to say I was stupidly in love with my very perfect husband. How, then, could my perfect husband do this to me? Was this why he had been acting strange lately? Was this it? Was this the reason why I felt the distance between us growing? Was this the reason why I felt like our marriage had been falling apart? I’d suspected something was wrong for weeks. He stopped touching me, stopped looking at me like he used to. I’d blamed stress, work, grief, even myself. I thought maybe I wasn’t enough anymore. But this? This wasn’t stress. This was betrayal in its most humiliating form. I wasn’t just being left. I was being replaced by a man. One I’d cooked for. Welcomed. Trusted. "You love it, don't you? You love how this cock makes you feel, Jullian," I heard his assistant grunt. "You know I do," my so-called husband moaned a reply. My eyes widened in horror as I listened to Julian and his assistant's conversation. "I always want to be with you, Jullian; I don't like how we always have to be apart and pretend," Mr William said in an irritated voice. "You need to get rid of your wife as soon as possible. Divorce Delilah, and we can finally be together openly." I heard him say, and my heart broke even more. I choked on a sob as the tears fell even more, blurring my sight. Julian's response came between moans. "In time," he whispered. "I need to break the news to her gently." I felt like I was going to collapse. My legs trembled beneath me, and I had to grab the doorframe to steady myself. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Julian, the man I loved and trusted, was planning to leave me for his assistant. A man at that! His assistant's words were like a knife to my heart. "Delilah is not useful in any way," he said, his voice dripping with disdain. "You love me, and you should divorce her as soon as possible. She's just a burden, and you should throw that woman out on the street where she belongs." Mr Williams said. Julian's gentle chuckle was like a slap in the face. "I'll contact my lawyer as soon as possible," he said, his voice filled with amusement. “I'll make sure she gets out of my life for good." His assistant's response confirmed my worst fears. "Very good," he said. Delilah no longer needs to play the cover-up role." Julian's agreement was the final blow. "I agree," he said. "I'll do it very soon. I don't want anything to do with her anymore." I felt like I'd been living a lie. Every moment I'd shared with Julian, every laugh, every tear, every whispered promise... it was all a lie. I was a cover-up, not a wife. A cover-up, that was what I had been to Julian all along. And worst of all? I hadn’t even suspected this. I’d felt the distance, the cold touches, the way he avoided my eyes. But never in my darkest thoughts had I imagined he’d been living a double life right under my nose. How long had they laughed about me behind my back? How many nights had he left my bed to sneak into his?Jace’s POVShe pulled me closer, her legs tangling with mine, her body an open invitation. The heat emanating from her was a living thing, erasing the cold, professional fear that was trying to grip me.“You should,” I said again, voice rough. “You should tell me to back off. You should scream, run, anything.”She shifted, moving her body beneath mine, adjusting herself to fit snuggly with me. Her eyes were wide, honest, and fearless.“I’m supposed to protect you,” I whispered.“You are. Just… not from this,” she said, her voice dropping to a breathy whisper that was more powerful than any shout. “I’ve never felt safer. Not with anyone. Not ever.”At that moment, I believed her. The last shard of my resolve shattered. The fight was over. All that was left was the truth of our bodies.All the restraint I’d built, all the lines I’d sworn I wouldn’t cross—they blurred. She touched my face, and I leaned into it helplessly.Then she kissed me again, and whatever was left of my control burn
Jace's povMy hands shot out faster than I could even process the move. One grabbed her shoulder, the other the back of her head, and I slammed her—not too hard—against the cool glass of the sliding door.Her sharp gasp was swallowed by my mouth as I kissed her.It wasn’t gentle. There was no slow build, no tenderness. It was a detonation. All the pent-up tension, the unacknowledged anger at myself for wanting her, and the blinding want for her, right now, exploded into that kiss. It was rough, desperate, fueled by weeks of forced discipline. I tasted the faint ghost of the cider she’d had at the bonfire. It’s messy, a little reckless, all teeth and confusion. I didn't care if I hurt her. I needed to consume her, to silence the voice in my head telling me to stop.She didn't hesitate. Not for a second.She gasped into my mouth as her hands shot up, threading through the short, messy hair at the back of my head, anchoring me to her and tugging like she had been waiting just as long. Sh
Jace's povExcept I couldn’t sleep.It was way past midnight when I gave up.I threw on a T-shirt and headed downstairs for water. The house was silent. The fire outside had long since turned to low, smoking embers. I hadn't slept, couldn't sleep. The lie I’d told about checking the security feeds had lasted maybe thirty minutes. After that, it was just me, trapped in my room down the hall, pacing and trying to understand the chaos that erupted every time she looked at me despite the boundaries I needed to maintain.I slipped out, not bothering to turn on any lights. I moved like a ghost through the massive kitchen, pulled a bottle of water from the fridge, and twisted the cap off, taking a long, desperate drink.I needed air so I pushed the sliding door open and stepped onto the deck. The night was vast and black, smelling purely of cold sea spray now. I walked toward the railing, the exact spot where I had been sitting hours before.I was halfway there when I heard a soft, almost he
Jace's povI stood a few yards away from the girls, resting on the thick trunk of a red cedar tree and watching the four of them lose control over their laughter.If I was being honest with myself, I was only watching one person.Naomi.The air should have been filled with the smell of the ocean—waves, salt and everything in between—but all I could detect was the scent of cheap sugar, wine spritzers, and the dizzying, bright fragrance of her perfume. Or maybe sunscreen.I kept my back against the rough bark, letting the shadows swallow me. I was wearing dark cargo pants, a heavy, dark green hoodie pulled over a similar color T-shirt. It was too warm for the hoodie, but the added weight felt like a necessary layer of armor.I had felt agony in its purest form earlier. The girls had spent eight hours in a relentless cycle of noise and light. At first, they had gone swimming, where Naomi’s wet hair would stick to her neck in curls, and the flimsy fabric of her swimsuit barely covered any
Naomi's povBy lunch, the house smelled like grilled burgers and sunscreen. The sunlight poured in from every corner, glinting off countertops and catching in Priscilla’s glossy hair as she took command of the kitchen like she was running a military operation.She had her playlist blasting through the Bluetooth speaker—something upbeat that aggressively screamed summer—while Sarah stood by the toaster, squinting at a batch of buns that were definitely beyond saving. Anna was next to her, shaking a metal shaker like she was auditioning for some bartending competition.“Are you sure you know what’s in that?” I asked, watching her pour something suspiciously pink into mismatched glasses.Anna grinned, hair sticking to her cheeks. “Absolutely not. That’s what makes it art.”All four of us were chaos in motion. Oil popped on the stove. Priscilla barked orders. Sarah shrieked when a bun almost caught fire. And over it all, Anna and I’s laughter rang bright and unrestrained.Jace had helped
Naomi's povThe entire car ride down the coast, that current was active, humming right beneath the veneer of my bright, carefree laughter. The car smelled like sunscreen, vanilla lotion, and way too much excitement.We were three miles past the city limits before the energy inside one of my dad’s oversized SUV became truly chaotic. Anna, riding shotgun, was blasting a playlist that sounded like summer. Sarah was in the middle row with her sunglasses pushed up on her head and yelling the lyrics to whatever song Anna queued on Bluetooth. Priscilla was seated beside Sarah, shouting requests for a song change every thirty seconds. I was nestled in the back, surrounded by duffel bags and shopping overflow.I was supposed to be involved in the chaos, engaging in karaoke battles with Sarah, but every ounce of my concentration was dedicated to not thinking about Jace and not making eye contact with him in the rearview mirror.I watched the back of his head instead.Jace was driving. He wore a
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