Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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Lisa pours the wine, her eyebrow quirked as she glances at me from across her small kitchen island. "So, what exactly did he say?"

I take a long drink from my glass, trying to let the alcohol smooth the edges of my nerves. "He wants to stop living together until the wedding," I say, keeping my voice flat. "And he thinks we should stop sleeping in the same bed." Lisa nearly chokes on her wine, setting the bottle down with a clatter. "Wait, what?" She's staring at me, eyes wide.

I shrug, swirling the wine in my glass. "Not exactly. Just until the wedding. We'd already agreed to not have sex until the wedding night."

She leans back, folding her arms. "That's a whole new level of self-control. Are we sure he's not an alien? I mean were you okay with the no-actual-sex thing?"

"I was, until he started saying Ashlyn's name and the fucking safe word in his sleep.

"He did what now?" Lisa's eyes are wider.

I nod. "I just don't know what to think. These dreams, he says they are nightmares. But they sound like pretty happy nightmares sometimes."

"You should have told me."

"I couldn't even tell him I knew."

"Man, I mean, fuck me! What happened?"

"Last night, he had the worst one. He was shook and I was shook. I couldn't pretend I was asleep."

"Girl, this is next level. You always seem to top yourself. Stop it."

I can't help but laugh a bit. "It's more than that, Lisa. He says he needs me to be sure. That we both need time to figure this out." Lisa tilts her head, her tone softening. "And what do you think?"

"I don't know, Lisa. That's the thing."

Lisa sets her glass down, her eyes narrowing in on me. "So what's the real issue hare? You don't trust him, or you don't trust yourself?"

never going to be able to trust him the way I

softens. "Winona, you've been through hell and back with him. But the question isn't whether he's worth trusting. It's whether you can

not just that," I

of it,

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Ashlyn even when he was beginning to remember us. When he

You're insecure. Justifiably

it would be easier to let myself be with him again. But you told me there were rumors

it was intense. And I'm scared that part of him still wants that, still needs it. And I can't give it to him. I

But then he's doing it in his dreams, with her. She's

right! And you think he

my head, feeling the frustration build. "How can I be sure? What if, deep down, that's what he needs. I

eyes scanning my face, "Look, I'm not

eyebrows in disbelief. No one is

bit of an

"A bit?"

Jayden's not telling you the whole truth and you're scared that you won't be able to satisfy him the way he needs." "Exactly. I want to believe him when he says he's over

down the back alley on the down-low dressed in leathers and

slap her

"Come on. You gotta admit, it's a little funny. Plenty of hot-blooded guys like to concede control and take orders sometimes. Maybe it's something you should explore together." "No. I'd never be able

that's what you're

have any sex with Jayden because

to her.

the problem, isn't it?" Lisa

think it is,"

considered that Ashlyn did all that stuff

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to you?