All Chapters of Under the Mistletoe: He Chose My Brother : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

REVA Standing motionless, I watched Levi walk away, his broad shoulders blending into the crowd. My chest tightened, only then realizing I had been holding my breath, and the burst of air left me shakily when I finally exhaled. My heart raced as if I had just run a marathon, and I needed air, too, as the intensity of the moment clung to my skin. But I didn’t want to follow him because I had seen it in his eyes that I wasn’t the only one who got lost in the moment. I could still feel his touch, the warmth of his hand resting against the small of my back, the way it fit there so naturally. And there was an empty ache inside me now that he was gone, like something had been ripped away. “What are you doing, Reva?” I whispered to myself, my pulse stuttering as I admitted, once again, that I was falling for him. It felt real and undeniable despite knowing it was wrong. He was my boss, and even if he weren’t, I wasn’t his type. He had also made it clear that this was a one-off, n

REVA Warm, golden sunlight filtered through the blinds, brushing softly across my face and waking me from sleep. Slowly opening my eyes, I stretched, and my body sank deeper into the plush mattress before I pushed myself up, gazing into the vast ocean shimmering beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of Levi’s suite. I sat still for a moment just taking it in before the memories of last night rushed back: dinner, where Levi made me feel like the most beautiful woman in the room, his attention… and then the magical ending: the boat ride, the lanterns, the blankets, and the stars above us glowing like diamonds scattered across velvet. The drama with Nikolai tried to force its way back into my head, too, but I didn’t let it. I would not spend another second thinking about that bastard, and once this vacation was over, I’d get the divorce papers he had so eagerly signed and sever the last string that still tied us together. Hell, I’d do it now if I could stand seeing his face, but I c

NIKOLAIHunter did not respond to my question. Instead, he closed the gap between us in long strides, his hand already reaching for my jaw.His mouth was on mine before I could ask for anything else from him, and muscle memory took over, combining confusion and relief into one dizzying sensation as I kissed him back before reality snapped its teeth around me.Pulling away sharply, I raised my hand against his chest, pushing him back. I needed answers.“You smell like a brewery,” he muttered, wrinkling his nose, and I snapped.“Hunter!” My voice cracked around his name, adrenaline still coursing through me from spending the entire night half-broken on the couch, only to have him walk in as if nothing had happened.“Do you know how fucked up you had me?” I demanded. “This shit isn’t cool?” He exhaled and ran a hand through his hair.“You are right,” he said softly, his face folded with guilt. “I’m sorry. I know it was a dick move,” he continued. “I should have called.” But you didn’t wa

NIKOLAIThe look on Hunter’s face was crushing, as he said he thought this was what I wanted, and I closed the gap between us in a single stride before folding to my knees before him and taking his hands in mine.“Of course it’s what I want… more than anything,” I said, placing a kiss on his knuckles, and he asked then what the problem was, adding that I looked like I was about to reject him. Cradling his head, I kissed him, my heart twisting at his words.I didn’t know what was happening or what the voice was that made me hesitate. Maybe it was because this wasn’t my first rodeo, but I couldn’t let my past experience matter because my previous marriage had been a marriage of convenience more than anything.Things were different with him. I loved him, so I shook my head, cupping his cheeks. “I can never reject you,” I said, leaning our foreheads together before drawing back just enough to look at him.“Yes, Hunter Starling. I'll marry you," I said, and our lips met in a fierce, salty

REVALevi stood there, his skis propped haphazardly against a tree and his jacket unzipped, while his gaze fixed on me with an intensity that made my breath catch all over again. “Levi-" I spoke again, my voice trembling as I looked into his dark, hungry eyes, as if he could see right through the layers of my ski suit to the ache growing inside me. But the word vanished from my lips as he closed the gap in two long strides, one gloved hand bracing against the tree beside my shoulder as his lips crashed into mine. The kiss was all heat and urgency, with the cold mountain air fading into the background. I fell into him, fingers clutching his jacket, even though we needed to get back to our room. We lost ourselves in the moment, our tongues tangled as the world faded to just his body against mine and the tree's bark digging into my back. I gripped his shoulders and pulled him closer, even as the skiers behind us continued to laugh and shout, the thin shield of the tree serving as th