All Chapters of Under the Mistletoe: He Chose My Brother : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

REVA Opening my eyes, I realized it was night again. The room was dark, with the only light coming from the resort's garden lanterns, which filtered through the curtains. My body ached as I shifted, limbs heavy, mouth dry as I blinked away the pain in my eyes. Hours had passed while I remained in the same position, only getting up to relieve myself four or five times throughout the day. I hadn't dared touch food, just a sip of water in the morning, and my throat burned. It was raw and shredded from hours of crying, and even breathing was painful. Pushing myself up slowly, my head pounded, and I felt dizzy. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I reached across the sheets. It was instinct or memory, but there was no warmth, only the cold that had curled up inside me. Nikolai hadn’t come to the suite. He hadn't come after me. He had felt no need to explain, and the silence was more painful than the truth. My gaze shifted to my lap and the hand that rested on it, and another wave of agony

REVA Opening my eyes, everything was blurry for a moment, and I wondered where I was. The ceiling above me, as well as the walls, were unfamiliar, and the warm, muted lighting made it difficult to tell what was going on. Panic fluttered through my chest as I sat up too quickly, and just then it hit me… the memories… Nikolai… Hunter, his cruel words, the run, and the rush of the wind, fraught with the scent of the water. There was a brief moment of peace before everything exploded, and I shot up, looking around frantically, my heart pounding. But a sharp pain shot through my skull and stopped me cold. My head felt like it would split in half, and the bitter taste of wine, whiskey, and something else I couldn’t name lingered on my tongue, making me want to gag. I could also feel the heavy residue of alcohol in my system, or exhaustion; I couldn’t tell which one, as I had not been too drunk when I went to confront Nikolai and Hunter. But in the haze of all that, I couldn’t help not

REVALevi's touch sent an involuntary shiver down my spine before his stormy gray eyes locked onto mine.“Well?” he pressed. “Do you want me to have him thrown off?”“No!” The answer came out instinctively. “I don’t want you to do that.”I quickly turned away, breaking the intensity of his gaze, and my thoughts swirled as I crossed the room and sat on the edge of the bed, hands folded in my lap.“I’m sorry,” I said softly. “I crossed a line by going against company policy.”Levi pulled out the chair across from me and sat down, leaning forward.“It’s okay. I didn’t bring him up to scold you. And for the record, I wasn’t going to do anything about it.”Relief flooded through me, warm and overwhelming, and I sat up a little straighter. My job was the only thing I had left.“Thank you.”His voice softened as he asked, “Do you want to talk about what happened?”Emotions surged inside me in response to the question, and my throat tightened, but I quickly shook my head and forced the words

LEVI A sharp knock interrupted my thoughts, and Matt walked into my suite as if he owned the place. "Hey." He leaned against the doorframe with a knowing smirk. "You said you'd return hours ago, but you never showed up. What happened?" He spoke again before I could respond. "Who was the woman leaving your room earlier? She looked familiar." I couldn't help but smile, revealing more than I intended, and Matt's grin widened immediately. He had known me for far too long not to notice. "No one," I replied, shrugging, hoping that was enough. "No one?" he smirked, crossing his arms, before his eyes widened with realization. "Wait a minute! Reva, correct? That was Dr. Ricci. She works with you." Sighing, I dragged my hand through my hair, wondering why he asked if he recognized who it was. "Yeah. She works with me." Matt's jaw dropped. "What the hell was she doing in your room then?" "Relax," I told him before he could turn it into something it wasn't. "She had too many drinks

REVA Nikolai walked in, Hunter behind him, and my breath stalled, my body stiffening, every nerve pulled taut like a bowstring. For a moment, the world narrowed to just the two of them standing in the doorway of my suite before a sharp gasp behind me snapped me out of the trance. The PR woman clamped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide like she was witnessing live theater, and just then, Nikolai spoke. “I don’t want any drama.” His voice was clipped. “I just came for my things.” He walked past me without waiting for a response, not a flicker of hesitation, and Hunter followed him, just as unbothered. I swallowed hard, my vision blurring for a moment as I fought back the sting in my eyes. I would not break. The realization that he truly believed that I would beg him to stay, to fix things, and that I would fall apart hit me like a second heartbreak to the chest. Well, hell would freeze over before that happened, no matter how much it hurt. I sank onto the sofa, my knees finall