All Chapters of BILLIONAIRE'S FAKE FIANCÉE : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

PaigeThe first thing I noticed was the warmth, not his but mine, the lingering heat trapped beneath the duvet cocooned my body, making it almost impossible to open my eyes. Every muscle ached in the sweetest way, the kind of ache that carried memories instead of pain, my lips curved before I was even fully awake as last night came to mind. Fragments drifted through my mind like flashes of a dream. Dante's fingers tangled in my hair. The way he had whispered my name as though it belonged only to him. The softness in his eyes that I had never seen before. His forehead resting against mine long after everything else had faded into silence.For one reckless, blissful moment, I allowed myself to believe it had all been real, still smiling, I stretched my arm across the bed but I was met with an empty bed and my smile immediately disappeared.I frowned without opening my eyes completely, sweeping my hand farther across the mattress as if somehow I had missed him as my eyes fluttered open

DanteThe steering wheel creaked beneath my grip, I even didn't remember making the turn.One minute I was driving away from the lodge, away from Paige, away from that room where everything had become far too complicated, and the next I was parked outside a quiet hotel bar that had barely opened for the morning.I killed the engine and stared through the windshield trying to decide whether I should go in or just drive to Keisha, but how could I? The world looked washed in gray as fog clung to the hills, swallowing everything beyond the parking lot. It reminded me of my own head.What the hell had I done?My fingers tightened around the keys until the metal dug into my palm.I had spent thirty three years avoiding exactly this, no woman who could wake up the next morning expecting more than I was capable of giving and It had worked, hell, it had worked perfectly for years.Women came and women left and they always knew what they signed up for. I let out a humorless laugh as I slammed

PaigeI told myself I wasn't going to call him again, the decision had come sometime after my fourth unanswered call and the voicemail I had left earlier that afternoon. It wasn't pride, It was self preservation.I had spent the entire day checking my phone every few minutes, hoping to see his name flash across the screen but there was nothing, he was clearing avoiding me and I needed to take the hint. I hated that it hurt, I hated it even more because I knew better, this marriage had never been about feelings. It was a contract, a business arrangement.But I wished he would atleast acknowledge what happened or even maybe pretending like nothing happened instead of completely ignoring me. I repeated those words in my head as I carried Kyla around the suite, gently bouncing her against my shoulder.Usually, she loved this, she would reward me with one of her gummy little smiles that melted every bad day away.Today she only whimpered."Hey, sweetheart." I kissed the top of her head,

Paige.I think the doctor looked at me for all of two seconds before he realized I was barely holding myself together and I appreciated the fact that he did not speak immediately.He simply sat there for a few minutes letting me recollect myself, probably the kindest thing anyone had ever done for me. For a few seconds, all I could hear was the rustling of paper and those few seconds were enough for my imagination to run wild, maybe Kyla had cancer, why else did he want to tell me the news in an office. Every horrible possibility I had ever heard of crashed into my mind at once and I couldn't take the silence anymore."Please" My voice trembled. "Just tell me she is okay." His eyes immediately softened."She is."The air rushed from my lungs so quickly I nearly doubled over."She is stable." A sob escaped before I could stop it. "Oh, thank God."I pressed a trembling hand over my mouth as tears spilled down my cheeks."Can, can I see her?""You will shortly."He offered me a reassur

PaigeHospitals had a strange way of making time meaningless, sometimes you have no idea what time it is, it all felt the same, the morning blended into the afternoon and into the evening, the only time I had the concept of time was at night. The only thing that reminded me the world was still moving were the nurses changing shifts and the steady rhythm of doctors checking on Kyla every few hours.Her fever had finally started coming down and that alone felt like a miracle.A pediatric resident had just finished examining her before promising the consultant would return later that afternoon.For the first time since arriving, I allowed myself to step out of the room."Go stretch your legs," the nurse had insisted. "We will call you if she wakes up."So here I was sitting beside Maya in the family waiting area with two paper cups of coffee growing cold between us."I still can't believe she is still so happy and smiling after everything, kids are so resilient," Maya said softly and I