All Chapters of Owned by the Wrong Man: Chapter 51 - Chapter 56

They both left quite early to the airport.Ethan’s hand hovered near hers as they walked, he held her hands.He’d insisted on keeping it low-profile. No convoy.They were almost at the check-in counter when they heard a voice.“Miss Annie?”She stopped.Not because she wanted to. Because pretending not to hear would’ve been a lie they’d all see through.Ethan turned at the same time she did.Cameras rose like reflexes.One microphone. Then another. A phone shoved forward, already recording.“Is it true you’re leaving the country with Ethan Gray?”“Are you relocating because of the allegations?”“Were you aware of his relationship with Clara Vale when you got involved?”The questions came fast, another after another.Annie felt so embarrassed.Ethan stepped forward instinctively, his body angling just enough to block her from the closest lens.“She’s not answering any of that.”Annie touched his arm.Just enough.He stopped.She stepped forward instead.Cameras all adjusted to her.Sh

Before she could speak, Ethan moved.His hand slid behind her, fingers finding the clasp of her bra. Annie inhaled as if the sound itself had undone something inside her.“Ethan” she began.He didn’t stop.He leaned in, his forehead resting briefly against hers, breath warm. “You already said yes,” he murmured, “I just want to feel you mean it.”Her answer came in the way her hands rose to his shoulders, unbuttoning his shirt, pulling him closer.He kissed her slow at first, as he wrapped his hands around her neck, laying her down slowly on the counter as he went inside her. Annie moaned, her fingers threading into his hair, and the other, slid down to his back, slick with sweat.“Baby” Annie moaned. “mmmh.” “Do you like it?” he asked as he went deeper.“Etha...he pressed his mouth against hers, kissing her deeply before she could speak.Her breast pressed against, his chest, she felt every part of him.When he kissed her again, it was deeper, the kind of kiss that erased doubt. Wh

The next morning, Annie woke up with a smile, the kind that lingered from the night before. She rolled over to reach for Ethan, expecting a cuddle but the bed was empty.Pulling on her silky robe, she walked downstairs, to pour herself a small glass of ginger juice. She stopped mid-step when she saw Ethan, seated at the kitchen island, laptop open, looking frustrated, fingers moving quickly across the keys on his laptop.For a moment, she just watched him,“What’s happening?” she asked.Ethan didn’t look at her. “There’s more lawsuit” he responded.Annie felt a chill run through her, she stepped closer, her hand rubbing his arm. “And the press? They’ve seen it?”Ethan exhaled slowly, finally looking at her,” I’m could loose my company, I’m loosing control.” he said.They watched Marcus’ video together, the confident, calculated way he spoke, the lies dressed as truth. Annie felt the sick in her stomach.He made Ethan look like the villain, like the one hiding something like he wasn’t