บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire’s Emergency Bride: บทที่ 11 - บทที่ 20

Crossed LinesTALIAMy mouth went dry. Soren hovered over me, so close I could feel the heat rolling off his skin, and every coherent thought in my head scattered like startled birds.“I….I was just” The words tangled on my tongue. I tried again, hating how breathless I sounded. “It’s not what you think.”Before I could force out anything better, Soren shifted. His body lowered, pressing me deeper into the mattress. Not crushing, but deliberate. Solid.His weight was really heavy on me. It felt totally overwhelming. When he grabbed my wrists and lifted them up over my head holding them there with one hand my heart almost stopped beating.I was breathing hard now my chest was going up and down, against his weight. I could feel his chest too. The thin fabric of my tank top did nothing to hide how aware my body was of every inch of him.“Soren,” I managed, voice shaky. “What are you doing?”His face was inches from mine, eyes dark in the low light. A slow, dangerous smile curved his lips

Unfinished BusinessTALIASoren looked up from his tablet, and for a split second, something flickered across his face. Surprise, maybe. Or perhaps even the faintest hint of warmth.Then it disappeared, replaced by that smooth, controlled expression I was starting to know too well, the one that gave nothing away.“Thanks, sweetheart,” he said, the endearment rolling off his tongue like it was the most natural thing in the world. “You shouldn’t have.”The two maids who had followed me in were still waiting near the doorway, waiting in case either of us needed anything else. I caught the way they exchanged soft, approving glances.One of them actually smiled dreamily before they set down the juice and fruit and quietly slipped out. They bought the act completely.To them, we were the picture of newlyweds, a hardworking husband buried in work, a devoted wife bringing him breakfast with love. A marriage anyone would envy.If only they knew.The moment the door closed behind them Soren's

Shadows on the WayTALIAThe words on my screen are stuck in my mind.I will catch you. Soon.Everything around me got fuzzy for a moment. I could not hear the people talking on the street or the cars driving by. I did not even feel the air on my skin. All I could feel was my heart beating fast.I made myself smile a little and put the phone back in my pocket trying to pretend it was no deal.My hands were really sweaty. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears."Just spam," I said, keeping my voice light. "You know how those random numbers are."The lie sounded weak even to me.Soren did not believe me for a second. I could feel Sorens gaze, on the side of my face as we walked toward the car. Soren looked at me in an observant way the same way Soren looked at everything Soren wanted to understand.He opened the door for me. Soren did not move to get in right away."Who sent it Talia?" Soren asked again this time he asked it in a voice.I avoided Sorens eyes staring instead at the car. Th

WatchedTALIAI walked beside Soren in silence after we left Eli's room. The hallway felt quieter than before my mind was anything but everything Eli had said weighed heavily on me, especially one part.Dex wasn't working alone.The words stuck in my head wouldn't go away. If Eli was right then this was a bigger deal than we thought.A bigger deal than Dex.I looked at Soren as we walked. He had a look, on his face his eyes fixed on something ahead but I knew he was thinking about this too.I finally spoke up. Broke the silence."Who else could be involved?" I asked quietly. "Do you know?"Soren did not answer right away. His jaw got tight. His eyes stayed fixed on something ahead like he was thinking about things that I could not understand.The silence that followed was really uncomfortable.We kept walking through the hospital. This time I saw a lot more things around me like the people and the rooms and I paid attention to them. I noticed more about the hospital.The security by

No Way OutTALIAMy legs started moving before I even thought about it.I ran to the kitchen counter. My hands hit the marble hard as I tried to grab a glass. I filled a glass with water quickly. It spilled all over my fingers.I was really thirsty so I drank the water.My hands were shaking a lot. The glass was hitting my teeth.What was I doing?This question just kept coming to me. It was getting worse each time.I was not just caught up in Soren's world now. I was in it. Deep enough that someone out there thought I was worth threatening.Deep enough that my brother's life was now a bargaining chip, in a game I did not understand.The phone started ringingIt buzzed on the kitchen floor where I had dropped it. The sound was loud. It kept ringing. I looked at it like it might hurt me if I went near it.I did not answer the phone.I couldn't.My mind spun through every face that could be on the other end. The man who had taken Eli in the first place, the one who had left him bruised