Tempting The Bad Boy のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 110

EdThe white gold band around my finger felt so foreign, but it had already left an indent in my skin, as if it were marking my body to announce to the world that I was now claimed by Bennu. When I boarded a plane to Turkey two weeks earlier, I was a single man with an engagement ring in my pocket and only one question I wanted to ask the woman I loved. I'd imagined every possible outcome of me showing up at her door, from her rejecting my proposal, leaving me broken-hearted and flying home alone, to her accepting and agreeing to a long engagement, which would buy us enough time to convince my parents that we're not making a mistake.I never imagined that our engagement period would be only five days, that we would be getting married at the Australian Consulate, in Bennu's hometown of Izmir, with only her grandparents there to witness the nuptials. It was never the wedding I had pictured when I bought Bennu's engagement ring, but it was explained to me by her grandmother that Bennu wo

ClaireI'd been looking forward to going on the senior ski trip ever since I heard about it way back in year 7. An entire week without parents, school work or having to wear a uniform every day was the absolute dream, not to mention the stories that would filter back once the students returned. The crazy hook-ups that came from the after-hours parties were always the hottest gossip, spreading around the school like wildfire, so I couldn't wait to have my own experience.Only downside was that I wouldn't be free from a parent for an entire week, my dad had volunteered to be a chaperone and as if that wasn't bad enough, he'd convinced Lucas to chaperone as well. Every move Andy and I make will be watched by our dads, the fun police. It was as if they had no life of their own; they had to find a way to ruin ours.I was determined to block dad out of my mind and still enjoy my trip. Surely he couldn't be everywhere, and the thought of stolen kisses from Andy made me tingle. Maybe I could

ClaireI wait until Seb has moved down to where the collection point is before I reach down and pick up his licence, storing it in my purse like a trophy. I ordered a coffee for myself, a hot chocolate for Andy and a slice of banana bread for us to share. After paying for my order, I see that Seb is still waiting by the collection point, so I decide to wait over on a table, just to avoid him."All booked, Cupcake, we hit the slopes for our first lesson tomorrow afternoon," Andy tells me when he joins me at the table. "I'm glad we booked it now because spots were filling up fast.""Well, I know one person who won't be skiing this week." I boast, taking Seb's licence out of my purse and handing it over to Andy."Kyle," Andy says, reading from the licence. "How did you get Kyle's licence?""What?" I ask him, taking the licence back, and sure enough it's got Kyle's name, birthdate and address on it, but what's weird is that the photo is of Seb."That's a fake ID. Why would Seb have a lice

Claire"Wake up, you stupid bitch." A gruff voice pulled me reluctantly from my slumber before a jolting pain seared through the right side of my body. I opened my eyes slightly, struggling to keep them from closing again. I feel heavy, as if gravity were trying to drag me down, and the more I fought against it, the heavier I became. My head is pounding, a single, strong drumbeat, thud, thud, thud against my skull, making it hard to hold on to my thoughts; they drift away whenever I try to make sense of what is happening, but I knew I wasn't dreaming, the pain coursing through my side and my head felt all too real. "I only gave you a half, just enough to make you sleepy, not knock you out completely."I know that voice, someone who I once considered a friend, but now he has me frozen with fear as I sense his presence tower over me, smell the cologne he bathes himself in every day. I force my eyes to stay open long enough so that I can scan the floor around me. I recognise his shoes, t

SamWarning: There's a lot of C-bombs in this chapter. White, hot anger threatened to consume me, but I was working hard to hold it back, not wanting to cause my baby girl any more alarm. I held her hand for the entire ride in the ambulance, tuning out the conversations between the paramedics. I had failed as a father; my job was to protect my children from harm, not allow the predator a chance to move in. I stupidly believed Claire was out of danger, knowing that the police had arrested Kyle. I'm that dumb that I couldn't see we were being played by Sebastian.Even the thought of that cunt's name was enough to stoke the fire of fury that blazed within me. I pictured snapping every fucking bone in his body, tearing him apart limb for limb. The satisfying crunch of his spine breaking beneath my foot as I gave him what he deserved for touching my child. I should have taken a swing at him when I had the chance, but Claire was my priority. I can admit, though, that watching Andrew lay so