Beneath His Cold Vows のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 61 - チャプター 70

Edward’s POV The whiskey burned on the way down, a heat that climbed and lingered, settling in my chest like a tightening knot. I stood at the kitchen counter with the glass in hand. The bedroom door had closed behind her, soft and definite. She had been at the hospital all day. Or so she said. I

I set the phone down on the counter carefully, as if it might explode if I moved too quickly. The kitchen tilted slightly. Or maybe I did. I needed to move. Do something. Anything. Upstairs. Clothes. I had to— My legs carried me before I finished the thought. One step. Another. The stairs stretc

Edward's POV The meeting with the associate had been efficient, the sort of thing that left no residue. Two hours of facts, signatures, and promises to circulate documents. He'd arrived in a rental with a driver. I had watched him leave before I did. That was all I had needed for now. No dramatics.

“Thank you.” Thank you. Like I’d done him a favor. Like this was a choice. He moved past me toward the stairs and paused at the first step. “Have you eaten?” The question landed wrong. Absurd. As if we were normal. As if concern meant anything this late, this hollow. “Not yet.” “You shoul

I heard the click of my heel before I saw the marble step, one sound, then another, and the room folded around me in bright, polite heat. Edward's hand landed on the small of my back like a practiced punctuation. I let him guide me and kept my face a mask: soft smile, unbothered eyes, the exact tilt