Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 250 Missed Her

Rosaline’s POV:

Caden’s sudden, domineering kiss caught me completely off guard.

It felt like he was stealing my breath away, leaving me gasping for air, on the verge of suffocation.

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We had shared countless intimate moments before, but never had I felt this overwhelmed–this mixture of passion and humiliation.

My heart pounded wildly.

I couldn’t let this continue.

Summoning all my strength, I pushed Caden away, my brows furrowing as I demanded, “Caden, what do you think you’re doing?”

Sensing my resistance, he finally stopped. His deep, intense gaze locked onto mine.

Desperate to change the subject, I quickly said, “Didn’t you say there was an urgent matter with the Azure Bay project?”

“Yeah.” Caden finally shifted his focus and said in a low voice, “Come with me.”

With that, he turned and walked toward the study.

I hesitated for a moment before following him.

Caden opened his laptop and pulled up an email. His long fingers tapped the screen as he explained, “Tomorrow at ten a.m., there’s a bidding meeting for the Azure Bay project. Here’s an overview of the process. You’re coming with me.”

“That’s it?” I glanced at the screen. It was just a meeting. I wasn’t sure why this was considered an emergency.

Caden’s lips curled slightly as he said coolly, “This meeting is important. BPL’s CEO, Everett, will be attending.”

Everett?

A fleeting image of a man in a charcoal–gray suit with tanned skin flashed through my mind.

If Caden was placing so much importance on this meeting, it meant he was eager to meet BPL’s elusive

CEO.

there on time. If there’s

toward the door, ready to

legs closing the distance in an

my lips together. “What

dark eyes studied

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kiss earlier had shaken me more

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for a brief moment, I

couldn’t let Caden have it that easy.

on my face, his handsome features darkened slightly. “Relax. I

gave in. I was exhausted anyway, and I

guest room, I felt

heart was no longer

had gone back to how

the insurmountable chasm

Heidi …

her cunning face surfaced in my

should provoke her. Push her to the edge. Make her show her

made a move, I was confident I could find her weakness and expose her completely.

entire night lost in thought, so I didn’t sleep well

under my eyes. After a quick wash, I headed

of breakfast filled the

the kitchen, I saw Caden cooking.

was so familiar.

told me, “Rosaline, as long as you like it, I’ll make breakfast for you every day–for a lifetime. No, actually, for this life, the next, and

echoed in my mind, stirring

up?” Caden turned when he heard my footsteps, his deep eyes

I snapped out of my thoughts

ready soon,” Caden said, the corners of his lips lifting

later, he placed breakfast on the dining table, carefully serving a bit of everything onto my plate.

my head to see that every dish on my

un my fork. I due in

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