Semua Bab GOING TO LOSE YOU FOREVER: Bab 81 - Bab 90

The lights dimmed. The music shifted to a slow, unnerving instrumental. And then—Valeria emerged onto the runway.Her figure was outlined in white light, clad in a specially made silver dress that clung to every curve, the material shining like moonlight on silk. The crowd at Paris Fashion Week gasped—paparazzi cameras snapped like electricity—hitting the scene with an avalanche of flashbulbs, each one freezing time.Manager Kim stood off-stage, clutching her earpiece as a prayer."She's not walking," Kim whispered. "She's rising."Every step Valeria took down that runway was calculated. She was no longer just a model. She was a legend reborn. Her past, once the grist of a thousand tabloids, now shone as a crown on her head.And seated front-row, in black suit and restrained power, was Kc Page.The world had not forgotten the courtroom giant whose fiancée had once died in a crash that was blamed on Valeria Jayne. They hadn't forgotten the trials, the headlines, and the betrayals that

He'd spent the entire afternoon preparing the room.Shower oils, rose petals, and scented candles.He wanted tonight to be all her, about making her a pampering night in every way. He'd purchased the non-burning candles, and quantities sufficient to give the rooms just enough light that one could see without overpowering.She drove into the garage, anticipating a night of him on the couch with a beer.He'd taken the day off work, he could have at least prepared dinner instead of her eating microwave dinners at work again.Getting out of the car and shutting the garage as faint odor drifted through the garage, she couldn't identify but it smelled better the car fumes she was accustomed to in the garage.The moment she opened the door she was awestruck at what she saw. A candle runway and flower petals leading her to the bedroom. She walked along the path until she arrived at the bedroom, awestruck to see candles all around, new soft sheets on the bed and the smell of the room was mildl

The California morning was slow to awaken, as if the sun itself did not desire to disturb the quietness that wrapped around the two lovers in bed. A gentle breeze flowed through the slightly open balcony door of the Malibu beach house, and the faint scent of sea salt and emerging lavender.Valeria woke up first. She ached all over in the gentlest possible manner—a tender hurt, a reminder of just how completely she'd surrendered to Kc the night before. The sheets still clung to her bare skin, and beside her, Kc slept with one arm thrown across her waist, his face in the pillow. Peaceful. Unrested.She studied him in the hush. The slight stubble on his jaw. The rise and fall of his chest. How had she ever hated this man?And how had that hatred become something this devastatingly beautiful?Her fingers moved without command, tracing lazy circles on his skin. A moment later, his lips parted, and his voice—low and gravelly—broke the silence.“You’re staring.”Valeria smiled. “You make a g

Just as Kc had reached out toward the car door, the soft crunch of gravel under slow footsteps stopped him.Valeria, sensing his sudden stiffness, turned to look.A few feet away, just emerging from the line of gray headstones, stood two familiar figures—grayer now, older with sorrow, but still unmistakably them.Margot and Elias Crawford.Vanessa's parents.Margot held one sunflower in a fist. Elias walked slowly by her side, tapping out the ground with his cane.Kc tautened. His heart began to thud heavily in his chest."I… I had no idea they were coming," he panted, aghast.Valeria instinctively stretched out to grab his hand, but even she stopped.Margot's gaze met Kc's. She stopped a few feet from the tomb, her lips parting in shock as she took in Valeria standing beside him.There was oppressive silence.Unspoken.Tight with memory, and grief, and history too heavy to be spoken.Then, slowly, Margot took another step. Her eyes never left Kc's."You still come?" she breathed, her

Taking his hand, she led him into the large bedroom, then locked the door and stood there looking over him in the half-darkness. He could just perceive her dark hair cascading down her shoulders and he caught a whiff of her shampoo. She drew nearer and he could see her eyes looking through his with such a powerful intensity."You're beautiful," he knew it wasn't enough the moment he uttered it. "There's nothing that could possibly say just how breathless you leave me when you smile."She flushed at his appreciative look and instead moved forward, embracing him in appreciation. She leaned her head against his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her tighter, burying his nose in her hair and thrusting his body against hers. She tipped her head back and whispered, "I love you."He bent down and kissed her forehead and he could feel her breath on his chest. Speechless, he simply held her there. When she looked back up, he naturally leaned down and their mouths met, the seconds crept by