Semua Bab He Asked for an Open Marriage, I Walked Away: Bab 101 - Bab 108

Except for the faint glow of the heart monitor and the weak city light leaking through the blinds, the room was pitch black. Nathan's mouth still felt damp with her when he pulled himself up, his eyes wild, his pupils stretched wide beyond normal limits by something far worse than lust."Get up," Nathan ordered. "I want everyone to see."Ashley sucked in a breath. "But Nate, someone is going to—""I don't give a shit." He was already moving; he pushed the wide glass door that led to the tiny veranda off the bedroom. Cold night air poured in. The city was alive and humming beneath their feet; cars moved by far away down the street; windows glowed brightly in the high-rise building directly across from theirs. Anyone could look up and see.

He wished he could walk into the room. He wished he could shake them both awake and get them to look at him while he expressed all of his anger. Wished Ashley could see his face and remember the days when she screamed his name the exact same way.But he couldn't.He pulled his phone out of his jeans pocket, and his fingers began to tremble as he typed a single sentence he'd never send:You let him fuck you in view of everyone. You let him discuss me while he screwed you. You came for him while I waited right outside the door.He stared at the message until it became a blur. Then, he quickly erased every single word.He tucked the phone back into his pocket and

He grabbed her and kissed her repeatedly. "You do," he said. "You make me feel like the luckiest bastard alive."He picked her up easily and brought her upstairs to the steps where he sat with her on top of him, still semi-erect and ready to go again."I love you," he said softly, moving her slowly against him. "I love you so fucking much.""I love you too," she replied softly, kissing him softly now. The urgency was gone, replaced by a deeper sense of tenderness.Upstairs, behind them, another glass broke on Kimberly's floor.But downstairs, in the pool, Nathan and Ashley couldn't hear anything.All they

Nathan's face hardened. "I remember him.""He disappeared after that mission failed," Jake said. "There was no proof of death, just nothing else."Nathan leaned in. "Do you think he did this?""I think he never quit trying," Jake said.Jake paused for a moment, then continued with care."You were taken to a field hospital to get treatment after you were injured," Jake said. "They took some of your blood, so you would have been unable to see anything unusual."Nathan swallowed. He remembered the pain. The haze. The people."And Kimberly," Nathan said s