MasukWe head to the kitchen and the moment we get there, I move to grab a pan, but Adrian gently nudges me toward one of the bar stools."Sit," He commands.“I can help.”“You can supervise,” he says. “Doctor’s orders.”“But I…”He raises a brow. “No buts, just do as I say.”I roll my eyes but take the s
We lie there for a while, and honestly, I’ve never felt this comfortable with any man before.Usually, by now the urge to get away would have already taken over. After anything even remotely intimate, I would feel this overwhelming need for distance. It was almost like my skin would start crawling i
He looks at me for a long moment before everything changes.I scream as one minute I'm on top of him and the next, I’m lying flat on my back.“What are you doing?” I ask, watching him as he hovers above me.“Well, I get where you’re coming from," he answers, “But that doesn’t mean I can’t take care
SIERRA.I wake up to my head and hand resting on warm skin.At first, I think it’s just a dream or maybe my imagination until I feel the steady heartbeat beneath my palm and the slow rise and fall of a chest under my cheek.My eyes flutter open and for a moment, I just lie there, disoriented, trying
The moment I walk inside, I find Mom and Dad are sitting in the living room, exactly where I left them earlier.Mom’s posture is rigid, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. Dad looks calmer, but the tension in his face is impossible to miss.Mom’s eyes snap to me the moment I enter. “Where the h
NOAH.I should have left her alone. I should have given her time to process everything I told her but after how Mom reacted, I just couldn’t.I needed to make sure she was okay. That what Mom said hadn’t gotten to her. I needed to check on her.That’s why I left the twins at my parents’ place. That’
Her love brings me to tears...Again. I honestly don't understand why I've been a crying mess since I woke up.“Oh, sweetheart…” She gathers me into her arms. She holds me close, her hand cradling the back of my head as I cry on her shoulder until the ache in my chest has nothing left to give.She st
SIERRAThe moment I see them; I can’t hold it together.“Mom,” I whisper, my throat raw.I thought I’d never see her again. I thought I wouldn’t get the chance to see any of them again. I remembered their faces flashing in my head as I fought to push that woman off me. In that moment I regretted not
Honestly, I don’t even understand how I’ve managed to work with her all these years. The day I was told she’s going to be part of my team, I went home, drank two whole bottles of wine and cursed the universe for doing me dirty like that.“And not to mention she’s been acting really strange and sayin
“Noah,” He says softly, setting down a small bouquet of pink roses, which I’ve come to learn are her favorite, on the chair beside me. “How is she?”“Still unconscious.”He nods, his eyes moving to the window, to the pale figure lying motionless beyond the glass. “She looks fragile.”“She is,” I say







