Mag-log inTheoBella spun around, my hand still firm on her waist. Her eyes drenched heavily in need, her chest rose and fell leading my eyes to her chest, her boobs puckered tightly against the soft silk of her top.She watched me watch the pebbles against her top like someone starved of water then swallowed. “Ciel.” It was soft and the breathlessness of it pulsed right through me. My thumb caressed her plump lips. “Mon Dieu... tu me rends fou.” My God... you drive me crazy.My hand moved with dexterity as I undid the knot slowly, one hand flat against her bare back to steady her while the fabric loosened, all the while our eyes were locked. The top pooled around her waist, her boobs hung free of the fabric and whatever was left of my restraint simply gave out entirely. I kissed her soft first, betraying my need to claim every inch of her. It was so achingly, deliberately soft before it turned rough, hungry, my hand sliding into her hair to angl
Theodore.I heard her before I saw her, she had a habit of greeting loudly, it wasn't a bad one, it brightened up people's days like it did mine even though it wasn't directed at me.The outer door clicked open and closed again, then her voice pitched at a higher register she used when she'd already decided to be annoyed with me before she even walked in."He's outside right now," she said, tossing her coat on the couch before dropping into the chair across from my desk without waiting to be asked. She didn't need to. She was my wife and I only got to see these moments on rare occasions.We'd scheduled to meet at my office to go over some questions Reyes people could ask.I loved when she did that, when she owned a space, and took up my space . My assistant didn't even need to announce it , she was my wife and it got a rise from me when she owned it."Sitting in the car like a bodyguard from a bad action movie. I went t
Harper There's a particular kind of ruin that doesn't show on the outside. It implodes and ruins you completely while you grapple with your self reservation and the wreckage in your heart. I was consumed, haunted by my own reservations rather than being like my brother who was always upfront with what he wanted. I second guessed myself every single time I could have had it with Bella. My ruining had started somewhere around the second year of college. I'd painfully watched her perform for Theodore, sweep hair behind her ear, even feign ignorance but Theo had been oblivious, stupid in other words. My brother did not notice her then. Imagine how it tormented me that he'd suddenly grown feelings so intense that he married the woman I loved carefully from afar.My heart was petrifying, scalding away, the way rot finishes a beam long before the roof actually falls.I stood in the Weston gallery a good ten minutes before Zoya arriv
Mirabella Being here with her like this and having scallops and whatever fancy dish made me feel much better than I had when I arrived. I was expecting the worst, maybe a crossfire. Yes, I got sucked into a world I couldn't fully grasp but Zoya was just a woman I couldn't believe could hurt me. With us there were no grand gestures, in fact the grandest things we've done for each other was in quiet conversations where words were hardly spoken. The first time I'd seen her was at a gallery round, she was my senior before she became an assistant lecturer and her artworks were just like her, distorted and disturbing, it was difficult to fathom. But there i stood watching the crippling swirls of lines and she met me. She'd disappeared a whole year and resigned from Hamptons then a few months later The college's gossip board claimed she had been involved in an accident that cost her an eye. Then she turned up discre
MirabellaThe restaurant Zoya picked didn't have prices on the menu, which was usually Theo's tell for how a place was secure and free from nosy reporters. The higher the bill, the lower the chance of just anyone with a camera getting past the entrance.It was one of those restaurants where you either have a membership or an invite.Coded and dimly lit yet so premium.Zoya was already seated when we arrived, wine in hand. I wondered if it wasn't uncomfortable wearing her shades in a room as dim as this, plus it was night time.Outside was much clearer though, not as dark as inside made it feel, dusk was just giving way for the darkness. I could see Theo watching me as he settled into a tall chair. The place have you a sense of incognito and the caliber of people in it didn't need to announce how much of the one percent they were.Sergei peeled off behind a table near the entrance, blending in completely at the bar area.
TheoSergei set the laptop on the counter between us, turning it so we could both see the screen, just like that the ease that had come over us over burnt eggs evaporated into thin air."Death certificate first," he began. "Filed about two years ago. Cause of death listed as drowning, recovered off a private dock in the Hamptons. Nobody was ever formally identified by family — the certificate went through on dental records alone, submitted by the family's own physician.""Drowning," Bella repeated, clearly rattled. "Keith is a very good swimmer, he can't just drown.”I ignored the pinch of her statement, the way she knew him. “Two years ago.”"Before you two were even married." Sergei's jaw was tight. "Which means whoever arranged this wasn't reacting to recent events. This was planned well in advance of anything happening between the two of you."“Or a pure coincidence.” I felt Bella go very still beside me.She stirred
I got down first and fastened my suit jacket. The entirety of this wedding would be a success only if I got the expression I wanted from my wife.My wife.I was watching her from the moment she stepped out of the car, she was distracted from the view, adjusting her train and eventually pulling off
Theo Father’s glass didn't quite make it to his lips, his eyes traced my gaze to where Harper stood with my wife. Her arms are folded in front of her. “You'll bore a hole.” I glared at my father. “I'll burn down everything if need be.” He cleared his throat. “You better keep that jealousy of yo
TheoI must have lost my mind to have let her out of my sight after almost losing control with her in that dressing room.Couples usually stuck together during their wedding reception but she fluttered like the most vibrant butterfly in the room. I loved to see her in her element, though she barely
Mirabella I needed air but even though I was breathing it wasn't enough. My throat had stretched so thin that air just couldn't pass through. The air pricked my throat, it couldn't pass through and the ones that did constricted my chest.The ache was dull at first but the pain began to pull, to te







