All Chapters of CEO's Regret - Losing Valentina: Chapter 81 - Chapter 87

Sunday, 8th February 2026 – Bennett ResidenceEthanThe movie played quietly in the background, but I hadn't paid attention to a single scene.My eyes were only for her.We were standing on the cusp of something neither of us had dared to name until tonight. I'd laid myself bare, told her she was the woman who had occupied a place in my heart for years without either of us understanding exactly what it meant.And then she had told me that her feelings for me were also changing. That she was falling for me. That she was scared.For the first time in what felt like years, I allowed myself to breathe.And then she opened up like she had never done before. She told me about her mother. About living in a trailer. About the father who had never claimed her.I listened in stunned silence as she explained that she knew exactly who he was but had refused to reach out to him. She had rejected him just as completely as he had once rejected her and her mother. She wouldn't tell me his name. Tha

Gordon BlackthorpeFriday 6th February 2026 - Blackthorpe ResidenceBy eleven, the evening was finally winding down.The last of the champagne had been poured, the cigars had burned low, and the easy laughter that had filled the patio had gradually faded into polite goodbyes.Edward and Nancy were the first to leave, heading back to their hotel with Alison and Duncan. They were staying in Manhattan for the week until the engagement party before returning home, although Edward had already extracted a promise from me for a tennis match during the week.Mason and Lacey lingered a little longer, having a last cup of coffee. Veronica had been on her best behaviour all evening. She had been charming to Nancy and her family, attentive to Lacey and had barely allowed a single trace of the disdain she normally reserved for Nashian to show.Now that the other guests had departed, however, she was already hovering around Mason. “You two could stay tonight," she suggested brightly. "There are

Sunday, 8th February 2026 – Bennett Residence Valentina "Fuck, Val," Ethan rasped, his voice a low, guttural growl. "If we weren't in my parents' den... if I could get you alone in a bed where no one could hear you... I would worship you properly. I’d spend hours exploring every single inch of you. I’d fuck you until you forgot your own name." His filthy promises sent a jolt of pure electricity straight to my core. I had always known he was strong…the way his muscular arms wrapped around me like steel bands, the lean power in his chest - but hearing the raw, unfiltered hunger in his voice made my stomach flip in the best way possible. I looked up into those striking blue eyes, and for the first time in two years, I didn't feel the urge to run. I felt a burning need to be consumed by him. "Ethan..." I moaned, the sound vibrating in my throat. His hands were everywhere, playing with my breasts, teasing the tight buds into stiff peaks until I was whimpering. I felt so small benea