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Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 070
"Five minutes," I said, mostly to Brandon, holding up a hand before he could argue. "I'll catch up with you outside."Brandon glanced between us, a knowing look flickering behind his easy grin, and held both hands up in mock surrender. "Take your time. I'll be interrogating the doorman about sandwich recommendations."He wandered off toward the entrance, and Alexander stepped out of the elevator the second the doors parted again, closing the distance between us fast, his shoulders squared, jaw set, that same controlled stillness from a minute ago cracking hard at the edges now that we were alone."You shouldn't be spending time with him."My spine went rigid. I felt my own eyebrows climb before I'd even decided to react. "Excuse me?""Brandon." He said the name like it left a bad taste in his mouth, his eyes flicking toward the door Brandon had disappeared through. "He's not who you think he is, Maeve. He collects people. Gets bored, moves on, leaves a mess behind him every single tim
Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 069
"You cut your hair." Brandon pushed off the wall the second I stepped into view, grey eyes moving over me slow, unhurried, the same easy assessment he'd always given everything, like the world existed mostly to entertain him and he approved of what he found. Behind him, through the glass wall of the elevator bank, the city stretched out grey and busy, entirely indifferent to the fact that my whole morning had just tilted sideways for the second time. "It looks good. Did I say that yet? I meant to lead with that.""You led with my hair, so. Close enough.""I panicked." He grinned, unrepentant. "You try opening with something smooth after three years of radio silence. It's harder than it looks.""You could've called.""I could've." He tilted his head, considering that like it was a genuinely novel idea. "Didn't seem like my place. You disappeared pretty thoroughly, Maeve. I figured if you wanted to hear from me, you knew where to find me."That was fair enough that I let it sit there in
Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 068
MAEVE My alarm went off at six, and I was showered, dressed, and standing in front of my closet with two blazers laid out on the bed before I'd even finished my coffee.Navy or black.I picked black. Black felt like armor, and today I needed all of it I could get.The studio still smelled faintly of fresh paint when I let myself in, box of sketchbooks tucked under one arm, my new badge clipped to my blazer where I could feel the weight of it against my chest all morning like a small, reassuring anchor. Joanne caught me in the hallway before I'd even made it to my office, coffee in hand, grinning like she'd been waiting for me."First day energy," she said, looking me over. "You look terrifyingly put together.""I practiced in the mirror.""Don't tell anyone that, it ruins the effect." She fell into step beside me. "Heads up — you've got a nine a.m. all-team meeting, new operations lead, mandatory attendance. Should be quick."My stomach dropped half a floor before my brain caught up
Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 067
ALEXANDER It hit me mid-thought, while she was still shaking with rage in front of him, the words she'd thrown at her father a second ago finally catching up to my brain instead of just my ears. My pulse, still elevated from the punch, spiked again, a fresh wave of adrenaline crawling up the back of my neck.*The next time you raised a hand to me.*Not the first time. The next time."This isn't the first time you've hit her." I said it slow, disbelief and fury tangling together low in my gut, my eyes fixed on the man still holding his own bleeding nose against the hallway wall. "Is it?"Mr. Quinlan's mouth worked for a second before anything came out. "That's not—""Answer the question.""Children need discipline, Alexander." He straightened, wiping blood from his lip with the back of his hand, some pathetic scrap of authority creeping back into his voice like he actually believed he still had the ground to stand on. "You'll understand that yourself, someday, when you and Dorothy hav
Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 066
By eleven the party had loosened at the seams, ties undone, heels abandoned under chairs, the band swapping slow songs for a heavier, bass-driven set while half the guests swayed in a loose, happy knot near the dance floor.I'd danced with Liam's new wife's cousin, badly, both of us laughing too hard to actually follow the steps. I'd had two more glasses of champagne than I meant to. I'd talked to Marcus twice more across the lawn, a wave here, a grin there, nothing that needed words attached to it.The second time, he'd caught my eye across the crowd and mouthed something that looked suspiciously like *you survived the cake*, and I'd had to press a hand to my mouth to keep from laughing loud enough to draw attention.For a few hours I'd almost managed to forget I was standing on Liam's family land, in his childhood home, at the party his parents had spent a small fortune throwing for him.My phone buzzed once in my clutch, Jane's name lighting up the screen. (How's the wedding of you
Her Rebirth, His Regret Chapter 065
I stood in front of my closet longer than I meant to, one hand resting on a dress I'd never worn, tags still looped through the sleeve, and told myself this was just fabric, just an event, nothing to overthink at seven in the morning with coffee going cold on the dresser behind me.I didn't want to see any of them. That part was easy to admit, sitting there with my hand still on the dress, my chest already tight at the thought of the whole day ahead. But Liam had been my friend once, back when that word still meant something uncomplicated, and he'd invited me himself.I decided, standing there with the dress finally off its hanger, that I'd be there for him and only him, and actually try to enjoy myself instead of counting the minutes until I could leave.I pulled the tags off and got in the shower before I could talk myself out of it.I'd memorized the address the night before, repeating it under my breath while I packed my bag, and I drove there myself the next afternoon, grateful a
Her Rebirth, His Regret CHAPTER 003
"Resign?" Liam burst out laughing, loud and sudden, like I had just said something genuinely absurd. "You must be joking.""Maeve, cut it out." Romy chimed in from the window, shaking his head. "We all know you can't stand to be more than three meters away from Alexander."Alexander stopped typing
Her Rebirth, His Regret CHAPTER 002
I looked around the room still having a hard time believing what I was seeing. Yellow curtains. Beige carpet. The hairline crack running diagonally across the ceiling above the wardrobe. My room, the one I had slept in before I was married, before any of it happened. I sat on the edge of the bed w
Her Rebirth, His Regret CHAPTER 001
I froze. Through the crack in the hospital room door, I saw my sister's hand pressed tightly against my husband's chest. "Alexander, how much longer are you going to make me wait? I've already waited three years for you." Dorothy's voice was low and strained. "I thought you said you loved me."
Her Rebirth, His Regret CHAPTER 004
The printer in the copy room spat out the resignation letter in under a minute. I stood there and watched the page slide out and I picked it up while the ink was still warm and looked at it for a moment.Soon I would be completely free of Alexander Hagreeves.I took it straight to HR. The woman beh
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