Chapter 10: Why Won’t You Let Me Go

Blake’s Pov

The words left my mouth before I could stop them. Astrid spun around, nearly losing her balance. When she saw me, her eyes narrowed with drunken hostility.

Before she could respond, the music stopped, the lights on. On

still resting on the dancer’s chest.

ge, Audrey threw up one hand to block the light, her other

“What’s going…” Her words died as her eyes found ine standing nex Astrial. Approaching the stage, I caught the slight widening of her eyes, seemingly surprised by my appearance. Why this expression?

The shirtless dancer, a young man, stepped forward. Hey man, what u wanna do?”

His body was positioned protectively between me and Audrey. The sight of him young, muscled, still glistening with stage sweat – made something dark twist in my chest.

“Get out of my way.” The words came out like ice. I tried hard to keep my voice flat despite the rage burning through my veins.

Through the harsh stage lighting, I could see phones being raised. I should have stopped them, but I didn’t bother.

The dancer shifted, muscles tensing, but didn’t move. “Miss?”

“Looking for me?” Audrey’s voice carried that new edge I’d never heard before tonight. The same tone she’d used at the hospital when demanding divorce.

“What do you think?” The muscle in my jaw twitched as I watched her, standing there in that red dress that looked nothing like anything she’d worn in our three years of marriage.

“Should I call security?” The dancer asked, still playing protector.

bouncer in this

” Audrey’s voice was gentle as

arid. I could feel the vein pulsing in my forehead, my

who’d spent three years carefully tiptoeing around

She gestured toward the VIP section, adding with a hint of steel in her voice, “Unless you want tomorrow’s Page Six headline to be Parker Group CEO’s

it st fueled the fire.

a way it

come

“Sure.”

save

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Won’t You Let Me

grabbed her elbow gentler than I wanted to,

door to close fore rounding on her. You check out of

halo around her silhouette. The

Mrs. Parker hecome such a wild one?uldn’t keep the sarcasm

voice.

Her eyes flashed wh an anger I’d never seen before. As a single woman, I

I crossed the space between us in two strides, caging her against the window

Her voice cracked slightly. I’m stepping aside for you and Laurel, what more do

want?”

fueled the possessive rage

shame of our marriage, your obsession with Laurel, everything! The moment she’s back, I’m giving you both what you want.

were bright with unshed tears. “Why won’t you divorce me?

in me pause. After a moment of tense silence, 1

with me and her.”

interfere with me going to clubs

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