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Jake

The door opened just a little, as if someone was afraid to make noise, and when I lifted my gaze, I saw her come in. For a second, I thought I was dreaming, that the sedation was messing with me, but no, it was Kiara, crossing the doorway with slow, timid, almost careful steps.

I couldn’t help it. I smiled instantly.

I melted. Literally. The moment I saw her walk in, with that expression caught between scared and determined, with her rounded belly showing beneath her clothes, something in my chest loosened. I had imagined seeing her again countless times since I woke up, but I wasn’t prepared for what it would do to me to simply look at her. The monitor showed my heartbeat speeding up.

I didn’t know how long I stayed silent, because my mind was too busy recording the image, making sure it was real. I had no idea how she got in, but she did. I knew she found a way, because Irina had forbidden it and threatened to divorce me if I didn’t respect her decision. She had been very clear
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I don't know why I'm still reading this. I'm not rooting for Kiara anymore and only hoping Thomas finds a worthy mate/wife who will actually love him and put him first.
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  • Two Loves, One Destiny   97

    JakeThe door opened just a little, as if someone was afraid to make noise, and when I lifted my gaze, I saw her come in. For a second, I thought I was dreaming, that the sedation was messing with me, but no, it was Kiara, crossing the doorway with slow, timid, almost careful steps.I couldn’t help it. I smiled instantly.I melted. Literally. The moment I saw her walk in, with that expression caught between scared and determined, with her rounded belly showing beneath her clothes, something in my chest loosened. I had imagined seeing her again countless times since I woke up, but I wasn’t prepared for what it would do to me to simply look at her. The monitor showed my heartbeat speeding up.I didn’t know how long I stayed silent, because my mind was too busy recording the image, making sure it was real. I had no idea how she got in, but she did. I knew she found a way, because Irina had forbidden it and threatened to divorce me if I didn’t respect her decision. She had been very clear

  • Two Loves, One Destiny   96

    KiaraThe waiting was still torture. On one hand, Jake was stable, but on the other, the doctors hadn’t ruled out the possibility that his condition could worsen.Hours passed, and although the critical window wasn’t the same as in the beginning, the possibility of death hadn’t been dismissed.My mind was still at the hospital. On Jake’s trembling voice as he spoke, on how his pride and ego shook when he realized he wasn’t as invincible as he believed. On those words that had stabbed themselves into my mind and heart without any intention of leaving: I love you.I couldn’t get that out of my head because I felt the same way he did, and I wanted to scream it back to him. He didn’t hear me when I said it. We had the perfect moment to admit that what we felt was mutual, but then he fell asleep. It was as if Jake wasn’t meant to hear it.“Kiara,” I heard Thomas call from the kitchen, “do you want tea?”It took me a second to react.“No, thank you,” I answered.We were in a house Juliette

  • Two Loves, One Destiny   95

    JakeI woke up suddenly, scared, as if I were in the middle of a war again. My eyelids burned the moment they opened and the white hospital light was too intense for my tired eyes. Everything looked blurry, slow, as if my thoughts took too long to reach me, and weakness kept taking over my body and strength.I blinked and swallowed. The pain came back when I moved.The first thing I did was look around for someone, barely turning my head because any bigger movement burned my chest. Everything was the same as the first time I woke up there. Identical to what I remembered… except for one thing.She wasn’t there.Kiara.“Kiara?” My voice came out hoarse, foreign. I wanted her to appear.I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain forced me back down. My heart started beating fast —too fast— while my eyes searched every corner of the room as if something bad were happening to her.“Where is Kiara?” I asked again, with a knot in my throat.My last memory was her worried face, her fingers trembling

  • Two Loves, One Destiny   94

    JakeThe first thing I did when I woke up was think of Kiara, of her terrified eyes watching me bleed out.The fast memory of what happened crossed my mind like the bullet through my chest. I felt the pain spread through my body as a reminder that I had almost been killed. I didn’t even know how it was possible that I was still alive. I felt myself dying. I felt my soul detach from my body and everything that once bothered me, hurt me, or angered me disappeared from my mind.I forgot about the war between my brother and me, the constant competition in which we challenged each other for a woman.I forgot about Irina, who even though she was pregnant, hadn’t been crossing my mind much lately, unless it was about the baby.I forgot about the pack, about the constant worries that occupied my mind when it came to leading them and protecting every member.I forgot about the company, about the ambitious projects that surrounded my everyday life, about the money, the multimillion-dollar negot

  • Two Loves, One Destiny   93

    Kiara After I confessed my love to Jake, I understood that he was quickly falling asleep from the sedatives, just like he had said. Was he seriously falling asleep right now? Right when I told him I love him? His hand rested on the white sheet, limp, completely surrendered, and his chest barely moved. He looked so peaceful that I could almost forget Jake had sworn to make my life miserable. I felt a tight knot in my throat. I moved a little closer, leaning toward him. My voice came out small, unsure, scared. I knew it was wrong to have told him I loved him, but part of me wanted him to know. Badly. “Jake,” I called, trying to see if he was still conscious and had heard me. He didn’t react or move an inch. Jake didn’t open his eyes, didn’t frown, didn’t clench his jaw like he usually did, didn’t complain. Nothing. I tried again, even lower this time, afraid to bother him, but deeply distressed by the situation and the confession. “Jake… can you hear me?” Again, absolute silence

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    KiaraJake was lying on the hospital bed, hooked up to several machines, his chest bandaged and paler than I had ever seen him. He didn’t even look this pale when he was shot. He wasn’t wearing a shirt, and his breathing could barely be seen by the slight movement of his abdomen. It seemed hard for him to breathe; he was weak.The bandage was stained with a bit of fresh dried blood, and a shiver ran through me. It looked painful.It was strange. For years, I had seen him so strong, defiant, full of life… and now he was there, with dry, pale lips, his hair stuck to his forehead and slightly messy, and that exhausted expression I wasn’t used to seeing. Jake had never shown himself like this, but today he had no choice but to reveal it.My stomach tightened. It was hard to be here. He had almost died, and seeing him like this was harder than I thought. Jake almost died in my arms today.I walked forward slowly, afraid of seeming intrusive even though Jake was the one who called me. He l

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