All Chapters of Rival's Contract Marriage : Chapter 101 - Chapter 103

Cameron POVBrandon didn’t say much after I told him what happened.He just stayed close. Like gravity, or muscle memory.He helped me out of my hoodie and handed me a hoodie of his instead—soft and oversized and still warm from his body heat. I didn’t even argue. Just pulled it on, then curled up on the couch while he grabbed us water and one of those fuzzy blankets we always pretended we didn’t use.“I should’ve come up sooner,” he muttered, sitting beside me.“You couldn’t have known,” I said, my voice hoarse. “It’s not your fault.”“Still.” He looked down at his hands. “He kissed you.”“Yeah.” I shut my eyes for a second. “I shoved him off. Hard.”“Good.” Brandon’s voice was sharp, but then it softened. “I’m sorry, Cam.”I leaned against his shoulder, quiet for a beat. “You don’t have to say sorry. You didn’t do anything wrong.”His arm slid around me, gentle but solid. “Yeah, well. I still hate that he did that to you.”“I just…” I trailed off. My fingers fidgeted with the drawst

Camron povThe warm water cascading down my aching shoulders was a welcome relief.I toweled off and made my way to my bedroom, only to find Brandon sitting on my bed with his arms crossed.“What the fuck are you doing in here now?” I asked.His face was red with wonder, and his jaw clicked as he ground his teeth. “We’re going to try something.”Brandon rose from the bed and approached. My body tensed as I prepared for the worst. He stopped inches before me with an unreadable look on his face. “Hit me.”I blinked in confusion. “What?”“Get it out of your system, what Drake said and what he did. Hit me,” he said again.My heartbeat accelerated. Standoffs with Brandon stirred my emotions like nothing else. A collision of anger and arousal rumbled within. “Why would you let me hit you like this?” I asked.“Because you’re hurt.” He said it so matter-of-factly that it left me speechless. “Hit me,” he said again.His blue eyes stared into mine with quiet resignation. He braced himself for