Lahat ng Kabanata ng When Obsession Wears a Ring: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Tessa’s pulse quickened as the silence stretched between them.His touch was gentler now, but the weight of his actions still pressed down on her chest.She should have pulled away. She should have stood her ground.But the contradiction in his eyes, rage warring with something that looked dangerously like longing, kept her in place.Raymond leaned closer, his breath brushing her lips. This time, Tessa turned her face just slightly, his mouth grazed the corner of her cheek instead of claiming her.This time, his kiss wasn’t harsh or domineering. It was soft. Needy. For the first time, Tessa felt a flicker of vulnerability in him, something raw that unsettled her.She froze beneath him, unresponsive, unwilling to give in. But then he pulled back just enough to look into her eyes. His voice was barely a whisper.“Please, Tessa… kiss me.”The words startled her. Raymond Anderson, who had never begged for anything, was asking. Almost pleading.Before she could find her resolve, his lips b

Danielle strutted forward in a sea-green dress that clung to her curves and stopped just shy of indecency. With her painted lips and flawless makeup, it was easy to see why men’s eyes lingered. Easy, too, to understand why Raymond had kept her in his orbit for years.The salesgirl smiled smugly. “Miss Greene, your dress arrived this morning. That lady tried to take it, but I stopped her just in time.Danielle’s eyes followed the girl’s pointing hand. Recognition flared. Her lips curved into a mischievous smile as she sauntered toward Tessa.“Well, well. If it isn’t Tessa. Were you reaching for my dress?”Tessa didn’t respond. She had no interest in Danielle’s games. She turned to leave, but Danielle slid in front of her, blocking the way, a mockery smile twisting her face.“Why so cold? It’s funny, isn’t it? We always seem to want the same things. And somehow…” She tapped her chest with feigned innocence. “They end up with me.”Tessa’s lips twitched in a bitter smile. “By ‘all,’ I su

The moment the words left her lips, Tessa wished she could get them back, fold them into silence, and hide them where no one could ever find them. But Raymond’s eyes had already narrowed, sharpening like the blade of a knife.“Well, I met him while I was away – at a resort. We just hanged out and had a good time, nothing much. Didn’t know you guys had some sort of relationship by the way.” She was stuttering badly, probably because of the way Derrick fixed his gaze on her, softly but inquisitively or the tough menacing gaze of Raymond, that bore into her, attempting to squeeze out the truth out of her, through every means possible.“You were having fun with a man, not just any man but my closest pal, at a resort while I was tearing down everywhere looking for you? Do you realize how worried I was?” Raymond asked in a tone that sparked a provocation.A mix of anger and heat crawled into her cheeks. She wanted to give him a piece of her mind; how dare Raymond of questionable morals and

TessaThe air was a noose tightening around Tessa’s throat. Danielle’s smirk still lingered in the space like smoke after a fire, her words echoing in the silence: Ray said I could wear them… he wouldn’t mind. Would you?Tessa’s body shook, though whether from rage or humiliation, she couldn’t tell. She wanted to scream, to rip the shirt off Danielle’s body and hurl the shoes across the room, but her feet felt anchored to the floor. The betrayal was so naked, so brazen, that her mind struggled to keep pace with her heart.Her eyes sought Raymond’s instinctively, clinging to the smallest chance he might rebuke Danielle, that he might deny this display. But he stood motionless, carved from stone, his eyes locked on Tessa with something far worse than fury - silence.It was Derrick who moved first.He rose from the armchair with the deliberate calm of a man stepping into a battlefield. His hand slid into his pocket, his shoulders taut with tension, his gaze slicing toward Raymond before