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Chapter 85

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-30 23:15:31

POV: Cameron

Brandon was dying.

Okay, no. He had a cold.

But you’d think he was dying, the way he was dramatically flopped on our couch, wrapped in two blankets like a human burrito, eyes half-lidded and voice hoarse from one night of sneezing too much.

“Cam,” he croaked, reaching toward me like he was reenacting the final scene of Titanic. “If I don’t make it—delete my drafts folder. No one can see what’s in there.”

I didn’t look up from the soup I was microwaving. “You have a cold. Drink your water.”

“You’re so heartless,” he whined, flopping his arm over his face. “What happened to bedside manner?”

“You’re not in a hospital. You’re on a couch watching cartoons.”

He peeked out from under the blanket. “It’s Adventure Time. It’s healing.”

I brought over the soup in my favorite mug because, apparently, I was a softie now. “Drink this.”

He tried to sit up and failed halfway through, letting out the most pitiful cough I’ve ever heard.

“Oh my God,” I muttered, sliding onto the couch next
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    Brandon’s POVI couldn’t sit still anymore.Cameron was finally asleep—deep, real sleep, not that feverish daze he’d been in for hours. His breathing was even, his eyelashes resting against his cheeks like he wasn’t carrying the weight of what just happened. Like the world hadn’t shattered under him.But I was cracking.I walked out of the apartment and got into my car. No plan, no words. Just rage. Pure, blinding, bone-deep rage.And I knew exactly where to find him.Drake always went to the rink around this time. Said it was “therapeutic,” whatever the hell that meant. I parked so fast I nearly clipped a trash can and sprinted through the building, barely hearing the people yelling my name or telling me to slow down.I saw him.I actually saw him.Skating alone like nothing happened. Like the world wasn’t shattered and Cameron wasn’t in my bed right now flinching in his sleep.Drake.The second my eyes landed on his smug little face, something inside me snapped.I dropped my bag and

  • Rival's Contract Marriage    Chapter 126

    Cameron POVI could tell from the second I woke up that something was different. My body still ached like I’d been hit by a train, but my shirt—no, this wasn’t the same one. This one was soft, dry, and didn’t smell like sweat and shame.Brandon had changed me.I stared at the ceiling, hoping maybe this was some weird fever dream. That maybe I’d wake up again and everything would rewind. But no. The light was real. The quiet in the room was real. The fact that I didn’t feel alone anymore—also real.I turned my head slowly.Brandon was sitting in my desk chair, legs pulled up like he’d been there forever. His eyes were fixed on me instantly. Like he hadn’t taken them off me once.“Hey,” he said quietly, voice gentle like I was a ghost or something. “You’re awake.”I tried to sit up, but even that felt like too much. My muscles were sore, like my body knew what had happened even if I didn’t want to think about it.“You… changed my clothes,” I said, my voice scratchy and low.He nodded, n

  • Rival's Contract Marriage    Chapter 125

    Cameron’s POV My head felt like it had been stuffed with cotton and then microwaved.Everything was hazy and weird. My skin felt sticky, like I’d been sweating for hours. I blinked slowly, squinting at the ceiling, trying to remember where the hell I was — and then I saw him.Brandon.Sitting at the head of the bed. Legs crossed. One hand holding a wet towel. The other resting near my shoulder like he’d just pulled it away.He looked tired. Like… bone-deep tired. His eyes were red, and his hair was messy like he’d run his hands through it a thousand times.“Hey,” he said softly the second he noticed my eyes open. His voice cracked just a little. “You’re awake.”I blinked again, throat dry as hell. I opened my mouth to speak, but no sound came out. Just a breath. A croaky, broken breath.Brandon leaned forward, like he’d been waiting on standby for hours. “Don’t talk yet,” he said quickly, grabbing the glass on the nightstand and handing it to me with shaking hands. “Here. Sip first.

  • Rival's Contract Marriage    Chapter 124

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