Countdown to My Divorce

“Do you need someone to go with you? If you’re scared, you can beg me. I might reluctantly accompany you,” Tyler said, lounging on the couch with his legs stretched out. The light above cast shadows over his jawline and features, giving him a vague, smoldering look.

Tyler always had that superior attitude wherever he went. To be fair, he had the right to act that way.

Rachel smiled. “No.”

Tyler leaned back again. He didn’t press the issue.

Following the waiter’s directions, Rachel made her way to the restroom. Once inside, she retrieved her phone and checked it again. She saw that William had sent her a message ten minutes ago.

For a moment, the icy wall around her heart seemed to thaw slightly. But when she opened the message, the chill came crashing back like a tidal wave.

[Rachel, my mom’s not feeling well. William was worried about me being alone tonight, so he took me to the hospital. Did you need him for something?]

Rachel read it, shrugged, and let out a cold, sarcastic chuckle.

Merynever failed to disappoint her.

She had almost been assaulted, and William was at the hospital with Samantha’s mother. He was worried about Samantha being alone at night, but not her.

didn’t believe for a second that William hadn’t heard the urgency in

to the table, she was surprised

assumed women were at a disadvantage in this kind of place, but now it looked like the men

women had completely encircled Tyler, leaving

weren’t just ordinary. They were all stunningly beautiful, sexy, and impeccably styled. Event Rachel couldn’t

leaning into Tyler, one even resting her hand

disbelief and swallowed

in to all of them, he might get eaten alive, literally and figuratively. She could already imagine the wild

the air. “Why are you standing there? Come

Tyler called

the women’s gazes

to reach him. Tyler took her slender wrist and yanked her into his arms. In her heels, Rachel lost her balance and fell

of tobacco and a rich whiskey scent clinging to him. She noticed he had unbuttoned two of the top buttons on

brows, Tyler was already irresistibly charming. His cool, piercing gaze made him seem

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