Semua Bab The Billionaire’s Substitute Bride: Bab 81 - Bab 83

The days following their deepening conversations on the terrace carried a new kind of electricity between Marcus and Liviana, the kind that hummed beneath every glance, every touch, every quiet moment they stole away from the rest of the penthouse. The air between them felt charged, like the moments before a summer storm when the sky darkens but the first raindrop hasn’t fallen yet. Liviana found herself thinking about him constantly—the way his hands had held her through so many nightmares, the steady beat of his heart under her ear when she needed grounding, the quiet strength in his voice when he told her she was enough. Marcus, for his part, felt the pull stronger than ever, the doubt that had once gnawed at him now replaced by a deep, aching want to be closer to her in every way possible.One evening, after a family dinner that had left everyone laughing and full, Liviana slipped her hand into his under the table. Her fingers traced small circles on his palm, a silent promise tha

The days leading up to that night had been a slow burn of anticipation and deepening connection, the kind that built like embers under ash until the flame finally caught and consumed everything in its path. Liviana felt it in every glance Marcus gave her across the dinner table, in the way his hand would brush hers when no one was looking, in the quiet moments they stole on the terrace when the city lights below seemed to dim in comparison to the spark between them. The love they had built—through nightmares and healing, through doubt and reassurance—had reached a point where words were no longer enough. They both knew it. They both wanted it.That evening, after a family dinner filled with laughter and the easy warmth that had become the new normal in the Blackwood penthouse, Liviana caught Marcus’s eye with a look that said everything. He understood immediately. They excused themselves early, claiming tiredness, but the tension between them was anything but sleepy. The door to her s