MasukEvelyn's POVIt seemed I was just as frozen as I couldn't will my legs to move forward. The last time we had seen each other, things didn't exactly end well.So, while I wanted to do nothing more than to simply leave and never look back, there was something about his appearance that made me feel genuine concern for his well-being.I'd seen him look bad before, but not like this."Hi, Adrian…" I greeted him warily."Hey," he greeted me with the same cautious tone, but there was a hint of softness and tenderness underneath. His eyes shifted towards Nathan, but there was no hostility behind them. "Nathan.""Adrian," Nathan greeted in a flat, neutral tone."Is everything okay?" Adrian's attention veered back to me."Yeah, just doing a check-up is all. How about you?""Well… I've definitely been better." He tried to laugh, but it fell flat, and it felt hollow. "My head's spinning, and it just kind of feels like I've been hit by a truck.""I'm sorry to hear that," I said genuinely. "You didn
Evelyn's POVI was really starting to hate hospitals. At this point, I may have well just lived in one and became a resident with how often I'd been to one. I wondered if the doctors would recognize me.The check-in process was mostly a blur. Maybe it was a good thing Mila had suggested we come here. After answering some questions and having her fill out the paperwork for me, we ended up finally getting a room in the back."Can you stay with her?" Mila turned to Nathan. "I'm going to drop off her dress at the dry cleaners.""Yeah, I'll stay with her."Mila narrowed her eyes at him."I promise." He sucked in a deep breath. "Everything's been settled on my end.""Hmph." It was the only response Mila would dignify his statement with before walking out of the room.I laid on the stiff, uncomfortable examination table in a gown, feeling more embarrassed and somewhat angry with myself.For the last few months, I'd been starved of any kind of touch and affection. While it had begun to slightl
Evelyn's POVWhen I opened my eyes, everything was a blurry, fuzzy mess. And my god was my mouth dry as hell. I rolled over to try and find something to drink, only to realize that I was in a bed that I didn't recognize.The revelation immediately sent me into a panic as I shot up in the bed with the sound of my own heart drumming along in my ears. My head immediately began to spin, and a wave of nausea crashed into me, but I had to swallow the bile that threatened to spill from my mouth.I forced myself to calm down and take in my surroundings. A bed. A nightstand. An oak desk across the room with a TV mounted just above it.This was a hotel room; I came to the conclusion quickly.What the hell was I doing in a hotel room?As I flopped around and struggled to find my clutch, I turned over the pillow and saw it tucked inside of the case. I rummaged through it, trying to find my phone, and saw that I had 56 missed calls in total.28 from Mila, and 28 from Nathan respectively.My eyes wi
Adrian's POVIt was like something had ignited me as I kissed her back so needily like she was my oxygen. A fire spread within me, and it wasn't long before I held her body completely flushed with mine.When I pulled away from the kiss, the woman looked at me with stars in her eyes.It was like she wanted this, too.Just as she was about to go in for another kiss, I stopped her. Not because I didn't want it, because I was sure that the obvious tent in my pants suggested otherwise, but because of our predicament."Wait…" I said, sucking in a deep breath. "Are you sure about this?"The woman nodded her head fervently. "I don't think I've been so sure about anything until now."I laughed at her sudden coherence. It seemed like horniness could give someone clarity but fog up their mind simultaneously.I reached for her mask in an attempt to pull it back, but she swatted my hands away."I…" She hesitated. "I don't want to ruin this by getting attached.""You wound me," I teased. "I don't
Zane's POVI gently placed Evelyn down on the bed and watched as her body moved in slow motion. Even in her current state, she was sublime.I'd told myself that I wasn't going to take her like some beast that had been locked in a cage; even if that was what I had been up to this moment. This first time would be tender and filled with a passion unlike any other.But after she was mine?She'd yell for me over any god she could think of.I caressed the side of her face and leaned down to breathe her in. The fruity notes of the mocktail lingered on her lips, and it took everything in me not to suck the taste right off of them.Just as I continued to marvel at the lovely human before me, my phone began to ring. I silenced it, not wanting to be disturbed.But then it rang again. And again. And again.After the fourth time, I snatched the phone out of my pocket and finally answered it."TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL NOW!!" Bianca's voice screeched through the speakers."What the hell is your proble
Zane's POV"Whatever you say," Bianca said with an eyeroll before turning her attention to the bartender. "It's about time! I want a sparkling rose, and then a shot of the Van Winkle bourbon."The bartender eyed her carefully as his gaze lowered to her stomach.Bianca clicked her tongue. "Please don't patronize me like that. It's for my DATE.""I think that's the first time I've ever heard you say 'please'," I joked."And it'll be your last.""Where is my little brother anyway?""Speaking with potential business partners, I guess. Ignoring me to do unimportant things.""It's for the future of the household, you know that.""Well, this isn't a business conference, it's a SOCIAL event that he invited me to." She let out a 'hmph'. "The least he can do is not ditch me the whole night.""Oh, I'm sure he'll come around eventually. That bourbon should do the trick."Bianca glanced at me for a brief moment. Not out of contempt, but out of a mutual understanding. For once, she finally agreed wi
Bianca's POVWinning was going to be inevitable. No matter how hard Evelyn wanted to fight it—to fight me—she had to have known she wasn't going to come out on top. And now what did she get for all her efforts? Rotting away in a hospital bed while I enjoyed the pampering her butlers and her husband
Evelyn's POV"I won't force your body into taking on more than what you can handle, so if you start to feel unwell at any point in time tonight, just let me know." Adrian's assuring voice came through the door. "We can come back to the house.""I'm fine, I'm fine." I assured him. "I don't need my cr
Evelyn's POVI stayed in the bathroom for God knows how long. Not like anyone would've missed me. Especially Adrian. Clearly, he made that much obvious.I had to try hard not to cry and completely ruin my makeup, If anything, I wanted to break down completely. I wanted to rip my heart from this damn
Evelyn's POVI stared at Bianca like she had lost her damn mind—because she certainly had! When were WE going home? The only WE in this scenario was ME and MY husband. She most definitely had her own place to stay. Our house was NOT the place either."It only makes sense that I stay with you, Adrian







