Lahat ng Kabanata ng OFF LIMIT: FOURTEEN NIGHTS WITH MY HUSBAND'S BEST FRIENDS : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

Chapter 71ElowenSomething cool touched my forehead and I tried to open my eyes but they felt glued shut, my eyelids too heavy to lift and my head pounding with a rhythm that made even thinking painful.The cool sensation moved to my temples and I realized someone was dabbing at my hair with what felt like a wet cloth, gentle touches that soothed the throbbing slightly.Who was taking care of me?Adrian wouldn't, he'd made it clear he was done pretending to care, done with my dramatics as he called them, and Kian had barely acknowledged my existence in days.Maybe I was dreaming, maybe my exhausted brain had conjured up comfort because I needed it so desperately, maybe this was just another cruel trick my mind was playing because accepting that no one cared was too painful even in sleep.The cloth moved across my forehead again and I tried to force my eyes open to see who it was but the effort was too much and I let myself sink back down into darkness, let sleep pull me under again

Chapter 73Elowen"Fuck, Elowen."Matteo’s voice was rough, almost broken, as my fingers curled around the hard length of him through his trousers. The sound he made—half groan, half curse—sent a jolt straight through me, pooling heat low in my belly. I should have stopped. I should have yanked my hand away and reminded both of us that he had disappeared for days without a word.But I didn’t stop.Instead, I tightened my grip, stroking him slowly through the fabric, watching his eyes darken and his jaw clench as he fought for control. His hand was still tangled in my hair, holding me close, and his forehead pressed against mine as he breathed hard."You’re going to kill me," he muttered against my lips, the words laced with that accent that always made my knees weak. "You have no idea what you do to me."I did, though. I could feel it—thick and heavy in my palm, pulsing under my touch. And God help me, I wanted more. I wanted to unravel him the way he unraveled me every time he loo

Chapter 75Elowen But he was also the only option I had, I had no one else.It was a terrible idea.It was probably going to backfire.It was likely going to make everything worse instead of better.But I was done playing by Adrian's rules, done accepting that I had no choices, done letting fear of the unknown keep me trapped in a situation that was killing me slowly.This was war.And I wasn't losing.Not this time.Not when I'd finally found the rage that had been buried under years of guilt and manipulation.Not when I'd finally accepted that being alone was better than being destroyed.I sat on my bed and stared at my phone, trying to figure out the best approach, trying to strategize how to make Kian want to help me when he'd shown zero interest in my wellbeing beyond what my body could provide.And then it hit me—the one thing Kian had responded to, the one way I'd managed to affect him in all the time we'd been here.Seduction.The man might treat me like garbage with his word

Chapter 77Elowen "Didn't take you for a reader," Kian's voice came from way too close, and I looked up to find him leaning against the railing between our balconies with his grey eyes fixed on me with that familiar calculating expression.He was in casual clothes for once—dark jeans and a fitted black t-shirt that showed off the muscles, his blonde hair was slightly messy like he'd been running his hands through it.He looked good.Dangerously good.And I hated that even knowing what I was doing, even using him for my own purposes, my body still responded to just the sight of him."There's a lot you don't know about me," I said carefully, closing my book but keeping my finger between the pages like I planned to go back to it. "We've spent one week having sex but we've barely actually talked."Something flickered across his face—surprise maybe, or curiosity—before his expression smoothed back into neutrality. "And whose fault is that?""Both of ours probably," I admitted, taking a si

Chapter 79Kian But when had I ever kept promises to myself where she was concerned?When had I ever been able to resist her when she was this close and looking at me like that?Elowen was like a drug I couldn't quit, an addiction I'd tried to break a dozen times without success.And here I was again, staring at her lips like they held answers to questions I hadn't asked, watching her lean into my touch and knowing I was about to give in.Her lips looked so inviting, soft and slightly parted, and I could see her tongue dart out to wet them nervously.God, get a hold of yourself.You're an Alpha, one of the most powerful bachelor and werewolves in the country, you can have any woman you want.You don't need your best friend's broken wife.You don't need this complication.But my hand was already moving to cup her face, my thumb tracing her lower lip, and she wasn't helping matters by leaning into the touch and making that small sound in the back of her throat that drove me crazy."Kia