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196. NYX AND XANDER DILEMMA

Penulis: Christie Bassey
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-07 14:27:24
ARIA

Caspian kept whispering the words against my skin, like if he said it enough times, it might heal all my trauma and put me back together.

"I love you, Aria. I love you. I never meant to hurt you. I swear."

His arms were around me, tight and strong and holding me to something safe. And safety was him.

I pressed my face into his neck and breathed him in, trying to slow the rush in my chest.

How could I still be shaking?

How could something feel so terrifying and comforting all at once?

Caspian’s palm slid over my back as he tried to soothe me. I wished I wasn't sobbing, I wished the tears would stop coming and I could steady my breathing.

"I love you," he said again. "I never meant to…"

I cut him off with a kiss. My lips meshed with his gently. I wanted him to feel the honesty in my kiss; an answer that said I forgive you and I'm not going away.

When I pulled back, I touched my forehead to his. “I know. I know you didn’t mean to, and I forgive you.”

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  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    218. HEAT, SWEAT AND PLEASURE

    ARIAWithout a word, Caspian ripped his lips from mine, pushed his door open and came around to mine. I was out of the car a moment later and he l locked it behind him. And then his hands were on me, dragging me against him.My fingers on his chest lifted and fell with each heave of his breathe. I could feel the dampness of his shirt, the smell of smoke on his skin. He kissed me like it was the only thing keeping him alive. There was no question of how hungry he was for me. His lips were hard against mine and I opened for him because how the hell could I not? His tongue slid deep, rough and searching and my entire body shuddered. Twisting my fingers into his shirt, I shoved forward against him, as though I needed to crawl into his skin. I needed a taste of him that could make me think straight. “Aria,” he growled against my lips, and the sound wasn’t human. He was a man half broken open, fighting to keep control, and losing.“Don’t stop,” I gasped, dragging his face back dow

  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    217. BULLETS FLYING EVERYWHERE

    ARIAI barely had time to flinch before Caspian’s arm was around me, shoving me back into the wall, his body caging mine.“Down!” he barked, putting his body between mine and the bullets which was a crazy thing to do, considering he could die just as easily as I could. The sound of bullets hitting brick was deafening. Shards sprayed against my cheek, little stings that told me just how close they’d come.My chest tightened because I realized this wasn't a little fight, these people fully intended to kill us if they could. Dominique’s men came in from the far end, shouting instructions at each other, all of them shadows I could only see by peeking around Caspian’s body. I saw Dominique out of the corner of my eye. Markus had him pinned, but the bastard still managed to twist, his head snapping forward as his fist drove into Markus’s jaw. The punch was loud enough that I hear it through the force of the bullets. Markus staggered back, blood spitting from his lip, but he didn’t let

  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    216. CAUGHT BETWEEN SHOTS

    ARIA Cornering Dominique wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought it would be. By the time we got to him, Duke’s men had him covered, guns trained on his fucking head. For all his swagger, for all that awful calm smile he wore when his hands were wrapped around my throat, he folded fast when Caspian and Markus got their arms on him. They dragged him into the alley, slammed him up against the brick hard enough that the back of his skull made a sound like a watermelon dropped on concrete. He grunted, struggling, but between Markus’s iron forearm across his chest and Caspian’s hand clamped around his collar, he wasn’t going anywhere. And there he was. Up close. Dominique. The man who had stared me in the eye while slamming the air out of my lungs, like it was his hobby. My throat burned just seeing him again. It wasn't from pain, after all the bruises were fading, but from memory. The ghost of his fist around my neck still throbbed there, and I hated that I could feel it now t

  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    215. DOMINIQUE ON A PLATTER

    ARIAThe more times I saw Ivan, the more distressing it became seeing his face.For fuck’s sake, the man was starting to behave like slime at the bottom of a pond.If he wasn't absolutely a disgusting creep, then he was saying things like that, things that made me want to stomp on his stomach and give him a bloody black eye. He was a bastard through and through and at this point death was too good for someone as terrible as Ivan. He deserved a miserable life being tortured, just as it was happening now. I hoped Duke and Caspian kept him alive for a long fucking time. “Really, Ivan? Did you really think that was all it would take to ruin a good thing?” I murmured to him.I’d barely spoken the words when Caspian knelt, picked up the chain around Ivan’s legs, and tugged it hard.“Fuck!” Ivan yelped, pulled right off the chair, his legs jerking away from his body. “You’re going to break my damned legs, you jackass.”“Yeah, I’m glad you can speak, because you shouldn’t even be able to.”

  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    214. MOCKERY FROM IVAN

    CASPIAN Talia stood in front of me, arms locked tight around her waist as though they were the only thing keeping her together. Her lips pressed together, jaw clenched tight. Fear was written all over her face. “I need the number, Talia. And you can keep the house. I won't throw you out on the street even though you deserve that and more from me.” Her chin jerked up. “If I give it to you, he’ll kill me. You don’t know what he’s capable of.”Aria stepped forward, circling Talia. “You’re making yourself a target the longer you protect him. And I won't let you bring me down with you.”Talia rolled her eyes. “Bitch, please. If I give that number, rest assured it's not because of your damned pep talk.”With jerky movements, she grabbed her phone from the table, scribbled a number onto a notepad, and shoved it toward me like it burned her fingers.I took it, slid it into my pocket. “Good. Hugo will be here tomorrow. You’re leaving this house.”That snapped her spine straight. “Leaving?

  • Her Billionaire Ex-husband's Regret    213. SAID OUT LOUD, FINALLY

    CASPIAN The drive home was done in silence. Aria had her cheek pressed to the window, her breath fogging the glass. Her fingers kept drifting to her throat, brushing over the bruises there like she couldn’t believe they were real. Every time she touched them, something in my chest clenched hard enough that I had to tighten my hands around the wheel. I kept glancing over. It was useless, really. Staring at her wasn’t going to erase the marks, but I couldn’t stop myself. Halfway through the drive, her voice broke through the silence. “Did you ever meet her?” My head turned slightly. “Who?” “Nyx’s mom.” Her eyes were on me now. Tired, but clear. The kind of clear that said lying wasn’t an option. I shook my head. “No. I never met her. But I remember when she died. Grandma told Nyx. She was…” I stopped, the memory dragging itself forward whether I wanted it or not. “She was shattered as though someone had snapped her in half. And she never fit back together again after t

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