Semua Bab Bound To Three, Wife To One: Bab 51 - Bab 58

Violet I turned my head in the direction of my door where a knock just sounded to see Dominic leaning against the frame, a cool expression on his face. I surely wasn't expecting him to be back from work this early, but I planned to send him a message or see him at breakfast before leaving for Connecticut tomorrow for my book reading. "Hey."He pushed himself off the wall and strolled into the room. I thought his expression was a bit gloomy, but I didn't dwell on it. "Leaving tomorrow?""Yeah," I replied folding the last dress into my suitcase. It was a three day trip so I didn't need to pack much, but I couldn't help slipping a dinner dress in, just in case. "I'll drive you to the reading," he said simply, like it was the most natural thing in the world - to offer to drive me, not just to the airport like any regular husband, but Connecticut?I blinked up at him. "You're going to drive me to Connecticut?" "And stay. You'll need...." He stalled, searching for the right

Dominic Violet finished and the audience rose, a thunderous applause rented the entire hall. I got up too at the front seat where I occupied a seat. I hadn’t expected to enjoy it. Book readings were definitely not.my thing and it was a last minute desperation to get away from the current family situation that drove me to offer to drive Violet to Connecticut. But now, seated in the front row, I found myself watching her at the podium where she was with a focus I hadn’t given anyone in years. Violet stood at the podium, her voice sure as she read out her words. It filled the small auditorium, pulling the audience in. My wife had them wrapped around her finger. Pride surged in me. She was mine. When it was over, she was swamped by readers and admirers who wanted her to sign books and pose for photos. Violet indulged them all with a bright smile on her face. I stood off in the distance, watching her. She was so beautiful and I realized I haven't been a direct recipient of her smile.

atrick Two days following the release of Valera from the hospital, she had not relented on asking to see Diego. She had lost a minimal amount of weight, I noted as she pushed her empty plate aside. The maid stepped forward with her medications. I took it from her and sorted it before Valera. She smiled her thanks, then swallowed them. As she set the glass of water down, she looked at me with that worrisome look that seemed to be etched into her features since her return from the hospital. I knew what was coming next."Have you thought about it yet?" I don't know whatever had gone into her head since the attack. It was like she was scared she wouldn't be able to bond with her sons if the attack ever reoccurred again and she didn't make it, so she wanted to spend as much time with them as she could. She thinks it's high time we introduced Diego to the family. I took her hands in mine and rubbed warmth into them "I don't want to rush Diego, and the boys too." She clutched my

Violet My heart had not stopped racing since I got the most shocking news of my life during dinner. God, I thought he was different. The man who had made me feel from the first time since I set my eyes on him in the studio was none other than my brother-in-law. I paced by the fountain, my heels clicking against the stone. My thoughts were a tangled blur of anger, shock and shame, burning through my chest until I thought I might choke on them. I closed my eyes tightly, as if to shut out everything I was feeling, but the front doors opened, distracting me from doing so because I knew who it was before he even took the marble stairs down. When I turned in his direction, he was approaching me with that same calm that had always drawn me in. Only this time, it made me furious. When he stopped just a few feet away, I saw his gaze darken with....regret? I hardened myself, refusing to let his brokenness get through to me. "Violet - " I cut him off. "Just tell me one thing," the wind