All Chapters of Married to the Billionaire Biker I Bet On: Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

Words that settled heavily inside my heart, words that frightened me almost as much as they comforted me."Seraphina..."His voice was gentle, steady, and certain."You are far more worth than just a second option."My breath caught as Adrian held my gaze; he didn't look away, not even trying to hide it."It's not only money I can give you..."His expression softened."But also love."The words hung between us. For a moment, the world seemed to stop, the sound of the river faded, and the cool breeze disappeared. I admit, even the ache in my chest seemed to forget how to hurt.I stared at Adrian; my head suddenly forgot to function. Unable to breathe or understand how someone could say something so dangerous yet so gently.My lips parted, but no words came out.What was I supposed to say? Thank you? I'm sorry and, or I love someone else?The truth was I didn't know, not because I felt the same way. But because I was already drowning beneath emotions I couldn't even name.Adrian suddenl

After that conversation, something shifted, or perhaps something concluded. I couldn't quite tell anymore.What I did know was that I stopped venturing downstairs. Breakfast passed, lunch came and went, and dinner arrived while I remained confined to my room.I knew Patricia would knock from time to time. Occasionally they'd leave meals outside my door, though most sat there untouched. Hunger wasn't what was draining me.It was exhaustion.Not the kind that sleep could remedy; this was something deeper, a weariness that had settled into my very being, making even the simple act of leaving bed feel like waging an invisible battle.Weeks blurred into one another as days accumulated. I stopped counting, because all that mattered was this: Damian and I had stopped communicating. Not since I'd asked him the question that couldn't be unasked: why he was holding onto me when there was no space for me in his heart, and I knew he understood that truth.Occasionally, whispers would reach me fro