All Chapters of Forbidden Desire In Velvet Shadows: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

“I’m busy, Lex. I have to take care of the documents for tomorrow morning’s meeting.”“But it’s already late. Doesn’t your body need rest?” Alexi’s hand traced the firm chest of her lover. “I need you too, Arron,” she whined as she sat on his lap, leaning in to kiss his lips.Arron cupped the back of her neck, savoring the intimate kiss. Their closeness grew more intense on the sofa, his hand roaming over Alexi’s smooth back, the beautiful, sexy woman who had been by his side for a year. “Enough. Let me finish this first. Go to sleep, I’ll join you later.”Disappointment crossed Alexi’s face as Arron paused their intimacy, her eyes heavy, caught between anger and hurt. “All right. Don’t take too long, darling. I want you,” she whispered as she slid off his lap.“I want you too. Wait for me.” Arron desperately wanted to spend the night with her, but he could not delay the mountain of work. He let Alexi go to her room.Inside the bedroom, Alexi stood on the balcony wearing a thin, short

“My head hurts so badly.” Alexi groaned as she opened her eyes. The pounding in her head grew stronger. Nausea rose, but she did not have the strength to fully wake herself. In the end, she closed her eyes again. “Damn it. My head feels so heavy.” It came out as a faint murmur.“You’re awake?”That baritone voice froze Alexi in place. Why was there a man’s voice? Where was she?Her eyes flew open. She saw a man sitting on the edge of the bed, shirtless. “Who are you?” She yanked the blanket up to cover her body, the cold air from the room’s air conditioner biting into her skin.She scanned the room, breathing in the scent of air freshener. This was not her room. “Where am I?”Austin raised an eyebrow. “So you don’t remember what happened last night?”“Last night?” Alexi growled. She lifted the edge of the blanket, her eyes widening again as her body went still when she realized she was completely naked. “Damn it, I’ve lost my mind.” The weight of her fatal mistake crashed down on her.

“You’re thinking too much, Lexi.” Camella held her daughter by both shoulders. “We love each other. Darwis just wants to protect us in his own way. Isn’t he better than your father? You haven’t forgotten how your biological father treated us, have you? At least Darwis was never violent with us, never tried to sell you to a brothel.”“Don’t think so narrowly. You’re the one who needs to open your mind and heart to accept this new family.” Camella stroked her daughter’s face, now fully grown. “Do you know how shattered my heart was seeing you like that? Hurt, Lex. I gave birth to you. I’ve been through what you’re going through now. I swear on anything, I will never forgive the man who did this to you.”Camella pulled her daughter into an embrace. “We are safe here. We have protection in this place, Alexi.”Alexi fell silent. She was still not fully satisfied with her mother’s answer, but she tried to understand. Everything Camella said was true. Since her teenage years, her biological