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The Silence Between Us

ผู้เขียน: Marilyn Dawn
last update วันที่เผยแพร่: 2025-11-15 20:22:02

The silence stretched long after the message blinked away on the screen. Ava’s breath stuck somewhere between her ribs, her pulse pounding so loud it filled the space between them.

Xander didn’t move. He just stared, first at the phone, then at her. His eyes weren’t angry anymore; they were worse.

Empty. Cold.

“Xander…” her voice cracked, barely a whisper.

“It’s not what you think.”

He gave a short, humorless laugh. “Then tell me what I think.”

She opened her mouth, but nothing coherent formed.
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  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Harper’s pregnant?!

    Ava stood in the doorway of her study, her arms folded tightly across her chest.“Tristan.”He didn’t look up immediately.He sat comfortably behind the desk, scrolling through his phone like he had nowhere else to be. Like nothing in the world could disturb him.“Hmm?” he murmured.Her jaw tightened.“Did you move money from my account again?”That got his attention. He slowly lifted his gaze to hers, calm and completely unbothered.“What was it for this time?” she asked.He leaned back in the chair, stretching lazily.“Oh… that.”Ava’s stomach twisted. “That,” she repeated sarcastically. “You act as if it were nothing.“Because it’s nothing,” Tristan said chuckling like it was funny. “Don’t do that,” she said quietly.“Do what?”“Act like it’s not a big deal.”Tristan shrugged. “Technically… It’s not a big deal.”Ava’s eyes flashed with anger, “Tristan, you transferred almost thirty thousand dollars from my account.”His brows lifted slightly. “When you say it like that, it sounds

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Quit Being Jealous!!!

    The quiet hum of the engine filled the car as Xander drove through the empty streets back to the house. The city had begun to thin out at this hour, fewer cars, fewer people, just long stretches of dark road and flickering street lamps.But his mind was anything but quiet. His phone chimed and the screen lit up with the PI’s message, “he was spotted by his pent house with Miss Harper, she could be his target also.”Xander exhaled slowly. “If this is true… then Harper might be caught in the same mess Ava was in.”The thought made his stomach twist.Harper had always been reckless, always chasing excitement and attention, but she wasn’t stupid. If Tristan was manipulating her the same way he was manipulating Ava…Then everything was far worse than Xander had imagined.His grip tightened on the steering wheel. “Should I tell Ava now?” He could already picture her reaction. Defensive. Angry. Protective of Tristan. She always defended Tristan.“Without evidence, she’d think I am just try

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Dig Up More Dirt

    Xander sat behind the wheel, the engine of his car off, the interior dim except for the soft blue glow of the dashboard. Beside him, the private investigator flipped open a file, the faint rustle of paper too loud in the enclosed space.“Before we continue,” the PI said quietly, “you should understand that once you know this, you can’t unknow it.”Xander kept his eyes forward. He didn’t usually conduct meetings like this, he wasn’t used to what now seemed like his new normal.Parked cars and disposable phones. He was used to predictable situations and behaviors but predictability had left his house weeks ago.He was already tired. Tired of pretending nothing was wrong, tired of watching his wife split herself in two, tired of sharing his space with a man he wanted gone.“Continue,” he told the PI in a very clipped tone. The alley behind the tinted windows was narrow and suffocating. Brick walls rising on either side like silent judges. The place smelled like rust and neglect, mirror

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Into The Fire

    Xander sat there, watching his wife being pleasured by another man— her lover. He watched as he trailed kisses down her belly, as she quivered and responded to his every touch until he reached her fold. Tristan parted it with two fingers, testing to see how ready she was and without notice, he bent over, flicking his tongue over her clit. A sigh escaped her, raw— explosive. Xander kept watching, he couldn’t stop watching. Tristan noticed Ava was close to her climax, and with one swift move, he penetrated her, stroking away. The sheer force of this moment was so intense. Xander— still watching, took out his cock and pleasured himself. Ava opened her eyes slightly and saw Xander watching them while pleasuring himself and something inside her snapped.She rolled over Tristan, her palms pressed against his chest, pushing him down for a kiss so deep he groaned into her mouth.Xander inhaled sharply. Then Ava turned to him.Xander didn’t move— until she climbed onto his lap and kissed

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Crisis Management

    Ava sat at the dining table with her laptop open, fingers shaking visibly.Xander hovered behind her like a storm cloud.Tristan’s video call came through. “Put me on speaker,” he said.“No,” Xander responded.“Yes,” Ava countered, staring Xander down.Tristan smirked on screen, satisfied with Ava’s response. “Alright, children, let’s draft this statement.”Xander growled. “Say ‘children’ one more time…”“Focus!” Ava slammed the table. “We need to figure this out before it gets out of hand.”Silence from both ends.Tristan began dictating. “We categorically deny the defamatory claims…”Ava typed fast like her life depended on it.“Mrs. Ava Moore was not involved in any inappropriate conduct…”“That sounds stiff,” Xander muttered.“Good. People will believe stiff over seductive,” Tristan replied.“You’re enjoying this way too much,” Ava snapped.Tristan shrugged. “Crisis management turns me on, I can’t help it.”Ava froze. Xander lunged toward the phone. Ava barely grabbed him.“Can b

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    What Love Devours

    Xander stormed into Ava’s office without knocking.His eyes were wild with rage, his jaw, clenched so tight the muscle twitched.Ava stood instantly.“Xander…?” She stuttered.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He questioned in return. Tristan, who had been leaning against her desk obviously in the middle of a conversation, straightened.Xander threw his phone onto the table. A video was playing— a blurry clip leaked by someone at the office.The client leaving the meeting room looking furious. Ava storming out. Tristan behind her, his hand almost touching her waist. People whispering in the background.Xander’s voice cut through the room like a blade, pulling their attention from the video playing on his phone.“Aside from this video that’s been circulating rapidly, that man said you tried to seduce him to secure the deal in a press release.”Ava gasped. “What?! He… he propositioned me! He said.. ”“I don’t care what he said!” Xander roared.“I care that you didn’t tell me immediately it hap

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Collateral

    The clinking of cutlery echoed long after Xander was gone.Ava sat there, alone at the table, staring at the empty chair across from her. Her reflection trembled in the untouched wine glass, mascara streaking down her cheeks. The waiter came by twice. Once to ask if she was done, and again to quie

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  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    The Leash Tightens

    The city was still half-asleep when Tristan stepped into the penthouse. His tie was hanging loose on his neck, the sleeves of his shirt were folded up to his elbow, and he walked into floor-to-ceiling windows framed by the skyline, streaked with the early morning golden sun.He took off his tie, d

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  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    The Unraveling

    The morning at Xander and Ava’s home was quiet, too quiet.Xander stood in the kitchen, staring at the coffee dripping into his cup, watching the steam rise and fade. Every movement he made felt mechanical. The flick of a switch, the scrape of a chair, the sound of Ava’s soft footsteps upstairs. H

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  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Slip

    Dinner was quiet.The clinking of cutlery and the low hum of the refrigerator filled the space where words should have been.Days had passed with them not speaking to each other. The house became even more quiet and strange. They both lived like strangers and the life they both knew was slipping aw

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