All Chapters of Faking It with the Ex-Navy SEAL: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

I’m so angry at him for disparaging Colton that I grow nauseous at the mere sight of Preston. When he lifts his hand to cup my cheek, it’s too much. My stomach heaves, and I hurl up the gourmet dinner we just had all over his expensive designer shoes.“What the hell!” he bellows as he leaps back. “J

That’s who I want to have children with.I want Colton’s baby. I want his arms around me, not Preston’s. I want a little boy with Colton’s crooked smile and ocean-blue eyes. A house full of chaos and warmth, not this sterile, controlling fantasy Preston’s trying to force on me.Oh God, please let it

He lifts the rifle. Time fractures as he pulls the trigger.I dive.A deafening crack echoes through the room—followed instantly by total darkness. ***The plan to cut the power worked like a charm, plunging us into darkness, giving us a brief advantage.I open fire blindly, the muzzle flashes ill

Suddenly, a burst of gunfire erupts just ahead of us, and I yank Margo down behind a low stone wall. Bullets ricochet off the masonry, sending chips of stone flying."Shit," I mutter, risking a glance over the top of the wall. Preston's men are closing in, their weapons trained on our position.I tu

Before I can respond, the helicopter banks sharply, the city lights suddenly blinding as we descend. The moment's gone, but the question lingers, a challenge hanging in the air.I meet his gaze, my resolve unwavering. "In a heartbeat," I say, the words a promise, a commitment to a future I never saw