Lahat ng Kabanata ng DEAR STRANGER, MARRY ME AGAIN: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 90

LIANHe was supposed to be mine. My man. My husband. My soul mate. Ian has been mine since we were kids. He looked after me, and I loved him. We were going to get married. That was how it was supposed to be so imagine my pain and anger when that bitch stole him from me. She came from nowhere and took him from me. I was so happy when she was shot but the bitch just refuses to die.Shot? Nope still alive.Kidnapped? Nope still alive.Car crash? Nope. Fucking still alive!Tyson came to me five years ago and told me the bitch had faked her death and was still alive and kicking. I would have finished her myself had it not been for her annoying brother who had her and her little demons protected 24/7.When I was away, his grandfather gave me a deal. To make Ian marry me and he promised to help me as long as I became his eyes and ears. That was a sweet deal and of course I took it. Her mother made my life so easy when she had her kidnapped as revenge for having her sold off to a gang membe

SLOANE“Come on. Tell me. I won't hurt you.” Ian continues to run his hand through her hair, and I hold back a scoff. “Tyson has them. He… he picked them up from school, and since they already know him and the teachers know him, it wasn't hard to pass by security. He drugged them. I don't know how. He just came with them like that.” She says, and my heart drops.“Where is he, and why were you working with him?” Ian asks calmly.Lian groans as she shifts, and I watch him help her lie down before she continues speaking,“He is Arnold's real brother. They were both in the orphanage when your father chose Arnold, but they must have promised each other that whoever got out and had a better life should help the other. Were you not shocked that you couldn't get him that transfer? It was Arnold's doing. He forged your father's signature and made it look like Tyson had a powerful father backing him up.” “But why go through that trouble? Why not just send him money rather than risk being caugh

SLOANEI stand frozen, watching Ian’s anger unfold like a storm I never believed could exist. I always knew he processed emotions differently, but I dismissed it. He laughed, he frowned, he looked angry the way anyone else would.But boy, how wrong I've been.He hasn’t been living. He’s been repressing. Burying every feeling in a pit so deep it became a graveyard. And now, the grave is open, and everything he’s kept locked away is spilling out all at once: grief, rage, betrayal, pain so fierce it burns like hate.His eyes aren’t Ian’s anymore. They’re darker, wild and almost… unrecognizable.I should be terrified. And I am. But not because I think he’ll hurt me or the kids. What terrifies me is the power of it.The way his emotions consume him is like fire consumes air, and if I don’t act fast, he’ll lose himself completely.“Choose between my forgiveness and keeping little Tyson over there alive. You've got one choice, Sloane. What will it be?”Tyson groans on the floor, blood bubblin

SLOANEHe takes a deep breath before holding my gaze with a small smile. “She’ll be fine,”Ian says, and for the first time tonight, my lungs let out air. My knees almost give out from relief as I hold onto Ian for support. He catches me and steadies me before turning me to face him,“Whatever was given to her wasn’t a sedative we’d normally use in a hospital. I’m guessing it was something cheap and unregulated. The issue is, she’s allergic to it. It made her body react while she was still asleep.” His hand runs down his jaw, his brown eyes locking with mine. “That’s why her breathing was shallow.”“What does that mean? You said she will be fine.”“She’s stable now, and yes, she will be.” He cuts me off before my mind can spiral. “We flushed it out, gave her the right medication, and she’s responding. She’ll sleep for a while, but her vitals are strong.”“And Nate?” I ask. Not wanting to fully relax until I'm certain that both my kids are going to be fine. “He was given more than Kat

IAN“You must be very angry with me.” Alex says, and I flex my jaw, barely holding back my anger. “You hid the fact that you saved my wife and kept the truth about my kids away from me for six fucking years. I'm not upset, Alex. I want to fucking kill you!” I growl. “You had hurt her! I wanted to punish you.” He hisses in my face and my hands itch from wanting to slap his fucking face.“You hurt Athena. In ways much worse, but I still helped you uncover the truth about your child when it was time. You didn't want to punish me, you just wanted to be in control of her life and trust me, I'll never forgive you for it.” My chest rises and falls from how angry I am. “But for the sake of our kids who love each other, I won't fight you every time I see you. But I'll strongly advise you not to act like we are friends. Because the most we will be, is civilized.” I brush past him and storm off to my car so I can figure out what the hell I'm going to do with Lian. I slam the car door shut, my