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Chapter 36: The Warning
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The Replacement Bride Chapter 36: The Warning
Bennett Landon I gripped the wheel tighter than normal, my knuckles were turning white as I drove at the highest speed through the night. Nicholas Windsor. That son of a bitch, I wanted to see him face to face. I wanted him to say all those rubbish threats he has been sending to Hilary before me. I swear by everything I have I won't spare him. I would kill him with my bare hands. Anger was ranging inside of me the closer I got to the location the more angry I gotAs I got closer to the place, it was unnecessarily so quiet, it was abandoned. I parked two streets away, turned off the engine, and stepped out. Every instinct screamed caution. I started looking around for any trace of himI waited for a few minutes but there was nothing moving. There was no shadow, even a graveyard had more life than where I stood. My pulse thudded in my ears. He was supposed to be here.Finally, I couldn’t take it. I moved closer. My shoes echoed lightly against the cracked pavement as I approached the
The Replacement Bride Chapter 35: Marriage Proposal
Hilary Windsor Nothing can really be predicted for sure, because tell me why Bennett's parents suddenly agreed to us getting married. Out of nowhere. When we badly needed an approval from them they refused, but now that it feels like our world has crashed and no single hope of a rebuild, they were talking about a family meeting. One statement didn't leave my head since, it was Regina's question "Then tell me, Hilary. Why were you so desperate to marry my son?"The question had caught me by surprise, even after we left the Landons estate I still couldn't find an answer to it. I pondered on and on about it, because right before I lost my pregnancy, I was so sure I wanted to be with Bennett for the rest of my life.I don't know if it was because he was the first person to ever stand by me and support me before the world. But now? When I see Bennett I see a different person. I couldn't even convince myself to see him as the man I once loved. Everything was a mess, my life has always b
The Replacement Bride Chapter 34: The Setup
Bennett LandonI left the kitchen with my hands still warm from where hers had rested on my chest. That brief, accidental, unspoken moment had left more of a mark than I wanted to admit.But I couldn’t afford to think about that.Not when everything felt like it was closing in.The moment I got back into the guest room, I opened my laptop. The security footage had come in, synced from the house cameras.I clicked through the files, found the one marked with the timestamp from three nights ago—the same night Emily had shown up at the bar, pretending like it was fate. The same night she showed me that photo of Hilary and Liam.The footage loaded. High-resolution. Clear. Cold.7:47 PM.That was around the time Emily slid into the seat next to me.I hit play.Hilary appeared on the screen, walking toward her car with a folder in her hand. She looked distracted, her steps quick.7:49 PM.Liam showed up from the edge of the frame. Like he’d been waiting for her. Right on cue.She dropped th
The Replacement Bride Chapter 33: The Distance Between Us
Bennett LandonI got up before sunrise, moved through the motions like I always did. Shower. Shirt. Tie. Cufflinks. Coffee. And silence.She watched me once, maybe expecting something. But I couldn’t meet her eyes.I wasn’t ready to explain what that dream was. Hell, I wasn’t ready to explain anything.I buttoned the last of my sleeves and pulled out my phone.“Send me the full CCTV footage from three nights ago Inside and out,” I texted the head of my private security. I needed to know what happened that night. Maybe what Emily said was true. Needed to be sure there weren’t more cracks in the walls I was trying to hold up.I looked up. Hilary stood by the window, arms crossed, watching the skyline like it might answer for me.Her phone buzzed, and she opened it. I watched her face tense before she read the message aloud. “Dinner. 7PM. Dress nicely. Don’t be late.”Regina.“You knew about this?” she asked.I paused, slipping my phone back into my pocket. “It’s a Landon thing. They lik
The Replacement Bride Chapter 32: Strangers at the Same Table
Hilary WindsorHe wasn’t awake, not fully. Sweat clung to his forehead. His breathing was shallow, frantic. I froze where I knelt down, watching a side of Bennett I’d never seen before. Scared and haunted.“Bennett,” I said softly, reaching for his hand. “It’s okay. You’re safe. It’s me.”His chest rose and fell too fast. He blinked, slowly returning to the room.I squeezed his hand. “You were having a nightmare.”He looked down at our hands like he didn’t know how mine got there. “Right,” he muttered. Then he slid out of bed, brushing past me. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.”He walked into the bathroom without looking back.The door clicked shut.And that was it.I didn't know what to think about what happened. Maybe it was better this way.By morning, it was as if it never happened. He was back to dressing in silence, barely speaking, acting like nothing had cracked open in the middle of the night. No explanation. No apology.Just coffee and a tight schedule.A message came in
The Replacement Bride Chapter 31: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
Hilary Windsor I didn’t realize how hard my hands were gripping the wheel until I parked in front of the store. My knuckles had turned white, the tension traveling from my shoulders all the way to the base of my spine. Liam’s words echoed like a siren in my mind.You know he killed someone right? How many other secrets is he keeping?Bennett.CEO of Landon Enterprises. A Landon.And yet, what else did I know?I blinked at my reflection in the rearview mirror. My face looked paler than usual, and my eyes looked a little dull.How had I let myself fall for someone I barely knew?The memory of his touch, his warmth, the steady calm of his voice. All of it suddenly felt like smoke slipping through my fingers. I wanted to believe I knew him, but the facts were too few. Too curated.The Landon name, his sudden desire to marry me, the tight control over his life. What if that control came from something darker?And then there was the thought I didn’t want to entertain.My Uncle.I swallowed
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