Novel & Cerita Captivated Tessa Bailey

Sensing my gaze, Eugene struggled to turn to look at me. His eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope. His voice was hoarse. "Sherlyn, save me quickly." The scene was the same as in my previous life, and I clenched my fists tightly. So, I was reborn, back to ten years ago. The fear of falling from the high building and the suffocating pain still gripped my heart. Looking at the desperate plea for help in Eugene's eyes, I only felt hatred and ridicule. I thought, ”Eugene, this time, I will never interfere in your disgusting love game. You deserve to rot to death in this dark alley."

Her heart thudded against her ribs. She wanted to disobey him. To spit in his face. But she wasn't foolish. He could do much worse than order her to wash his back. So she did the only thing she could do. She obeyed. She poured the scented soap slowly, deliberately into her hands, and pressed her palms to the broad, muscular shoulders. His skin was hot beneath her touch. Her fingers shook slightly as they moved of his back, trailing down his spine. The silence between them was thick with something dangerous, something forbidden.

"Cuz you get to talk to your ex whenever you please, huh?" "What?" I gasped. "How did you... Richard, you said you don't spy on people in their houses! How could you listen to my calls?" "You're not people, Tessa!" The calm in his voice felt dangerous. "You're a captive of battle! One who tried to run away MORE THAN ONCE. So yeah!" He nodded proudly. "We watch your EVERY MOVE." I was appalled. "You're saying I have no privacy because I tried to run away?"

I knew one thing for sure: The Bella I’d tried to convince myself didn’t exist, was very, very real. I leaned back on the railing, looking at her. “Come on,” he said. “Want to get out of here? Somewhere quieter?” Tessa eyed him warily. “You mean besides the scene of my almost kidnapping?” He grinned. “Exactly. Let me wow you.” “Wow me?” she repeated. “That’s a bold promise.” “I’m full of them,” I said. “But I deliver.” She was still wrapped in my jacket, scrolling through her phone when I noticed the tiny crease between her brows.

“I wasn’t about to settle for that. And if you had even a fraction of my brain, you’d understand.” Gemini opened her mouth to retort but stopped, instead swallowing her pride. “Then what?” “Then what?” Tessa repeated mockingly. “I decided I wanted it all—Orion, his status, his money, the reputation…everything. And you know me, darling. I always get what I want.” Her smile was predatory now. “I kept him hooked while that naïve little fool Ellora sat oblivious. But then she went and got pregnant. Can you believe that? Pregnant!”

"She killed Victor!" "I don't care about Victor Hale," Tessa said, stopping inches from me. She reached out, her fingers grabbing the lapel of my designer jacket and twisting it, pulling me closer until I could smell her expensive, cold perfume. "And I don't care about Katia's fake husband. But I am going to keep the information you just gave me. Because unlike you, I actually know how to use a weapon." She released my jacket with a dismissive shove that had me stumbling back a step.

he asked, his lips brushing against my skin as he spoke. "It's not as though I have a choice." "Of course you do," one of his hands dropped to my thigh, lightly running his fingers along my bare leg. I gulped. He was my terrifying captor, and here I was, my body betraying me to his looks. Why did he have to be so sexy? He ran a hand over the towel, and I was thankful it was so thick or he would have seen my n¡pples harden. I felt a wave of embarrassment.

Arthur yelled, standing up and knocking over his chair. “How dare you?” Dr. Angel's voice was quiet and calm, in direct contrast to the alpha's. She stood up, moving carefully so that her chair only slid back. She reached up, and pulled away her mask to reveal her true face. Leo stared, jaw dropping in astonishment. He heard the clatter of another chair and realized he'd sent his flying, too. Dr. Angel was Tessa. How was that possible? How was his former maid the most powerful healer either pack had ever seen? How had he never recognized her?

Noah's breathing slowed, his body relaxing into her touch as he realized what she was doing. Noah’s hand moved to her hip, his grip tight as he pulled her closer, guiding her so that she was straddling him. His eyes burned into hers, a silent demand that needed no words. Belle’s breath hitched, her body tingling with anticipation as she positioned herself over him, the head of his cock pressing against her slick entrance.

“I have a charity gala next week. You’ll be there?” “I’ll try.” She nodded, the tension returning. “Try not to forget. The cameras still like us together.” With one last glance, she turned and walked out. I stood in the silence that followed, the taste of her perfume fading with her footsteps. I reached for the bourbon again, but the burn no longer numbed anything. Because Alyssa’s name was still echoing in my head. And Eva… didn’t even know she was already standing in a war she couldn’t win.