Married At My Ex Husband's Burial のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 81 - チャプター 90

Cole's face hardened as he looked at Daniel. “Take him. Put him in another car. I don't want him anywhere near her.” Two of his men immediately grabbed Daniel and dragged him toward the door while he screamed and cursed, still trying to fight them despite the bullet in his thigh. I barely spared him a glance. My attention was completely fixed on Cole, and when he shifted his hold on me, I instinctively tightened my arms around his neck. “Celene, let me put my jacket on you.” He tried to ease me away from him, but I clung to him harder. “No.” My voice came out as a shaky whimper. “Just hold me.” His eyes searched my face, and I could see the confusion there, but I couldn't bring myself to explain. I knew exactly what was happening to me. I knew why my skin felt too warm and why every little touch from him seemed to make the feeling worse. I had spent the last few minutes trying to fight it, telling myself to calm down, trying to think about anything else, but my body wasn't li

By the time we reached the penthouse, Celene had still not woken up... she had gone completely quiet in my arms. She had fought sleep for as long as she could, her fingers still curled into my shirt, but the moment the elevator doors closed behind us, she twitched for a bit, before her head settled against my chest and her breathing slowly evened out. I looked down at her. I couldn't help the small smile that touched my mouth. After everything that had happened tonight, she had somehow managed to fall asleep as if she felt completely safe. I adjusted my hold around her and carried her out of the elevator. The penthouse was quiet when I walked inside. I didn't bother turning on most of the lights as I carried her straight to my bedroom, pushed the door open with my shoulder, and crossed to the bed. Very carefully, I lowered her onto the mattress. She stirred again the moment I tried to pull away from her, her fingers catching my shirt again. I paused, turning to look at her...

I stayed where I was for a while after Cole left to answer his phone, my eyes fixed on the doorway as I tried to settle my thoughts. My heart was still beating faster than it should have, and my mind kept replaying everything that had happened tonight, especially the way he had looked at me before his phone interrupted us. Eventually, I forced myself to look around. I hadn't really paid attention to the room when he'd carried me in. Now that I was alone, I started noticing the details around me. Everything about the bedroom looked like Cole. The dark colors, the clean lines, the heavy furniture, the restrained elegance. Even without seeing him in it, I could imagine him here. It was masculine without trying too hard, expensive without being flashy, and somehow still warm enough to feel lived in. Then it hit me. I was in Cole's bedroom. I sat there for a moment, letting that sink in. My life was changing so quickly that I wasn't even sure what was real anymore. A few days ago, Col

When I woke up, the room was quiet.For a few seconds, I simply stared at the ceiling, trying to remember where I was. Nothing came to me clearly.There were only small fragments of memory Cole's voice....His eyes on me...His shirt hanging loosely around my body....The dizzy feeling that had come over me.And then...just...darkness.I frowned and slowly pushed myself upright.Pain immediately shot through my stomach.I sucked in a sharp breath and instinctively pressed a hand against my abdomen. The ache was deep and unpleasant, and when I moved my leg, another wave of pain followed.I looked down.My leg was still stained from the injuries I'd suffered, and the sight alone made my stomach twist."God..."I lowered my feet carefully to the floor and tried to stand.The moment I put weight on my injured leg, pain shot through it so sharply that a groan escaped me.I grabbed the edge of the bed."Ah..."My eyes squeezed shut as I waited for the pain to ease.My whole body hurt.My eye

Cole was quiet for a moment after everything he had just told me. I was still trying to process it all when he suddenly looked at me and said, “We're going out.”I stared at him.“What the fuck are you talking about?”He gave me a look that said my reaction was completely unnecessary.“Your leg, Celene. We're not done with it. You need to get it checked properly, and I'm not taking your word for it that it's fine when you've barely been able to walk since you woke up.”I glanced down at my leg, then back at him. He wasn't wrong, but something about the way he had casually announced that we were going out made me suspicious.“Right. Your concern for my leg is very touching, but I feel like there's something else behind this whole hospital thing.”Cole raised an eyebrow.“Why are you always suspecting me? Honestly, it's starting to feel a little unfair.”I gave him a disbelieving look.“Cole, I have known you long enough to know that whenever you suddenly decide something for me, there