Semua Bab His Substitute Bride : Bab 41 - Bab 46

Finn’s POVWincing, I shot my eyes open only to snap it shut almost immediately as my hands slowly moved up to my head.I had woken up with the kind of headache that made me question every decision I had made in the last twenty-four hours.Starting with that damn half glass of tequila and ending with collapsing on the woman I was pretending not to love just because she wanted it to stay that way.Everything felt heavy, my limbs, my chest, and my thoughts. It was like my body was trying to punish me for letting my emotions get the best of me, for letting Liam’s words sink their claws right into my heart. Still holding my head, I blinked slowly as I tried to sit up. Thanks to the window blinds that were pulled down, else, I would have died several times already.My throat was dry and my brain was foggy but it only took a second for the blur to clear enough for me to realize that I was in the living room and also, the figure standing across the room had her arms folded tightly across

North's POVA few minutes later, I was walking Liam to the reception. The awkwardness between us had melted slightly and the tension had been replaced with a strange calm. His apology still echoed in my mind. Part of me wanted to believe it, another part still questioned everything. Trust didn’t come easy anymore, not with him. When we got to the reception room, I halted and then turned around to face him, folding my hands in front of me.“Thanks for stopping by,” I said. He gave a tight-lipped smile, shoving his hands into his pockets. “I meant what I said, I’m sorry for everything.”I didn’t answer because I didn’t need to. I had forgiven him, yes, but that didn’t mean I had forgotten.Just when I was going to say something else, the door flung open and time froze.Finn walked in, his tall frame casting a long shadow across the polished floor. His eyes locked onto mine, then immediately dropped to Liam who was standing beside me.There was a beat of silence, one that screamed l

Finn’s POV“Believe me Finn, if I know where North is, I’ll tell you right away.” Kora's voice rang in my head. Frustrated, I pushed my hand into my hair, placed my back on the wall and then let out a low sigh. Since my return, I had been walking the same stretch of hallway so many times that the marble floor should have worn thin beneath my shoes.The building was quiet except for the dull echo of my footsteps. North left home this morning and didn't return yet the scent of her perfume still clung to the air. It was sweet, defiant and impossible to ignore and every time I inhaled it, it hit me like a punch.I had tried calling her once, then twice until I lost count.Each ring that ended without an answer clawed another piece out of me and by the time the clock chimed ten pm, I had already dialed her number a dozen more times. Her voicemail taunted me with that cool, professional tone she used for clients; “You’ve reached North Kennedy Catering…” “Pick up, North,” I muttered, p