MasukFor three years, once-heiress Arabella Morgan played the perfect wife, enduring Ethan Sterling’s coldness while quietly watching her marriage die. Then she walks in on her husband in bed with his secretary, Sienna. When Ethan coldly announces that he is filing for divorce, Arabella removes her wedding ring and walks away with what little dignity she has left. But when her mother’s sudden medical crisis leaves her desperate for money, Ethan refuses to help. So does her own father. The only person willing to step in is Damian Sterling—Ethan’s ruthless billionaire father. Damian has watched his son take Arabella for granted for years. Now that she is finally free, the restraint he has maintained for far too long begins to crack. He offers her protection. Power. A way out. Then he gives her the one thing she should never accept from the one man she should never want. “Marry me.” Accepting Damian’s proposal could make Arabella the most hated woman in high society—and turn her ex-husband’s jealousy into something far more dangerous. But Damian Sterling does not care about the scandal. He has wanted Arabella for longer than she knows. And if the entire Sterling empire has to burn for him to keep her, he will light the match himself.
Lihat lebih banyakI rolled my eyes at her, pulling out a chair and sitting down directly across from Sophia."Oh, stepmother, the world doesn't revolve around you," I said with a mocking smile. "You should just stick to your little act of playing dress-up as the lady of this house. I didn't come here to talk to you; I came to see my father."Sophia immediately turned to my dad, her voice dripping with grievance. "Dear, are you just going to sit there and let her speak to me like this? She's openly disrespecting me in my own home."A harsh laugh slipped past my lips. Her own home?My father stared at me across the table, his gaze frigid. "What's so funny? Apologize to your mother right now!" he demanded."Why should I?" I retorted, my tone sharp. "I only spoke the truth. This house rightfully belonged to my mom. If she hadn't been so trusting—if she hadn't welcomed a poisonous snake into her own home, only for her husband to prove he preferred snakes all along—would she be lying in a hospital bed right
Arabella's POVI stirred awake, my mind swimming in a groggy fog. Squinting against the ambient light, I tried to piece together where I was.My body felt weak and heavy, a dull throb pulsing behind my eyes. A fever was setting in.With everything that had happened over the past few days, it was a miracle I hadn't completely lost my mind.Between getting soaked in yesterday's rain, rushing to dry my hair after Damian's unexpected visit, and spending hours shivering on the balcony, it wasn't surprising that my body had finally given in.My gaze drifted toward the open doors, and the pieces instantly clicked into place. I had forgotten to close the balcony doors after standing out in the cold air last night. Last night, after Damian left, the brief peace of his company had only lasted a few minutes before reality rushed back to crush me with full force.My mother's mounting hospital bills, Ethan's relentless media manipulation, my father's demands, and my increasingly dangerous entangl
Sienna cried out, her nails raking down his back, her legs wrapping around his waist."Fuck, Sienna," he gritted, his hips finding a rhythm, deep and unhurried, her pussy gripping him like a fist. "You feel—" he thrust again, harder, "—like home.""Yes," she moaned, meeting each thrust, her hips rising to take him deeper. "Yes, Ethan, right there—"His thumb found her clit, circling in time with his thrusts, and Sienna's head fell back, her mouth open on a long, broken moan.He fucked her slow and deep, the way guilt always made him fuck her—as if he could fuck the promises into her body, as if he could make up for every canceled dinner, every Christmas morning, every time he had to return to Arabella instead of her.And then without warning, the kiss he shared with Arabella replayed in his mind. Those soft lips…her scent… Just as the memories replayed in his mind, her voice echoed in his head.“The only thing I felt when your lips touched mine was disgust.”Those words struck him lik
The door swung open before Ethan could even finish his second knock. It was as if Sienna had been standing right behind it, anxiously listening for the crunch of tires in the drive.She wore a thin silk robe the color of champagne, tied loose at her waist, and her eyes were red-rimmed and swollen, mascara smudged into faint shadows beneath them.She had been crying. Of course she had been crying. "Ethan—" she breathed, reaching for him. He caught her wrists mid-air before her fingers could touch his chest. “The news director named you. He says you were the one who told him those photos of Arabella and me would make me happy.”Sienna’s long lashes trembled. She yanked her hands free and turned her back to him, retreating into the living room. A half-empty glass of wine sat on the marble coffee table beside a crumpled tissue. “So you came all the way across the city just to interrogate me?”“I came here to find out if the woman who claims to love me is actively sabotaging my company be






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