Todos los capítulos de Too Late to Regret: Claimed by my Stepbrother: Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 55

 "Tris, is that you?"Rose's voice drifted toward him, soft and sleepy, and Tristan ended the call with Scarlet without another word. He turned immediately, his attention snapping to her like a magnet finding its true north."Rose." He turned to her, his eyes searching her face. "Are you alright?"Rose remembered most of the things from last night. The confession. The kiss. The way his lips had felt against hers, hungry and desperate and everything she had ever dreamed of.Embarrassment colored her cheeks a deep crimson, but beneath the shame, there was something else. Something warm. Something hopeful."I'm fine." She kept her voice light, her gaze averted. "Just a headache."Tristan smiled, and the sight of it made her heart stutter in her chest. "I'll get you a hangover pill. Just wait for me."She watched him walk away, her eyes tracing the perfect lines of his back, the way his muscles moved beneath his skin. The hea

"Don't lie to me."Tristan's voice was low, a warning wrapped in velvet, and his fingers traced slow, deliberate circles on her back.Their lips were so close they almost pressed together, the space between them charged with something electric, something that hummed and crackled and refused to be ignored.Rose's breath caught in her throat, her heart pounding so hard she could feel it in her temples. She had waited so long for this moment, had buried the truth so deep she had almost convinced herself it didn't exist.But now, with his arms around her and his breath warm against her lips, there was nowhere left to hide."I've always wanted to." The words tumbled out, raw and honest and trembling. "And I only tried to use Cruz to get over you."Tristan closed his eyes, as if that would calm his raging heart, as if shutting out the sight of her would somehow make the feelings less overwhelming. But it didn't. Nothing could."So what if he hadn't tried to play you?" His voice was rough, e

Cassie sat frozen in her kitchen, the phone pressed hard against her ear, her free hand gripping the counter so tight her knuckles ached. Stunned. Excited. Disturbed. All of it crashed through her at once, a wild storm of joy and fear and hope that left her chest tight and her breath short."Tris, you finally figured things out." Her voice came out warm, yet a sharp edge of motherly worry cut underneath it, an instinct that would not quiet down. "But why do you want to wait so long? And what about the ring? Do you have a design in mind?"Tristan was old enough to get married. So was Rose. Cassie wanted everything to move fast. She wanted no room for surprises, especially with Hailey gone quiet for weeks. That silence sat heavy in her mind. Silence from a woman like Hailey never meant anything good."Mom, I want it fast too, and yes, I have a ring design in mind. I will send it to you later." Tristan sounded patient, yet frustration leaked through every word. "It’s just that Rose wants