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Chapter 7

Author: Ella Rae
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-24 06:01:52

Mara's POV

“David—please stop!” I yanked my wrist free from his grasp. He tried grabbing me again, but I jerked away, my pulse hammering. We stood in the hallway, the echo of our footsteps filling the silence.

“Why would you do that In front of him? Are you insane?” I demanded.

He ran a hand over his face, jaw tight, voice low and tense. “You don’t get to start. I need to understand what I saw before I lose my mind.”

“David—”

“Mara,” he cut in, stepping closer, eyes dark. “I saw him kissing you the other night. Your late husband’s brother of all people. Explain that to me. How does it make sense?”

“He… he was drunk,” I muttered, not looking at him.

“Drunk?” He let out a bitter laugh. “So that excuses him touching his brother's wife?”

I clenched my jaw. “We shouldn’t be seen together. We shouldn’t even be talking.”

I turned to leave, but his hand shot out, gripping my arm again, tighter this time. “And why not? Because you’re scared I’ll kiss you again?”

My stomach twisted at the memor
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