Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

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(Winona)

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Are you sure w

before she leaves.

gonna be okay?" Lisa asks, her hand lingering on my arm as we step outside the club

I laugh, pushing her gently. "I'll be fine. Go! You've got your boy waiting, and I'm not about to be a third wheel."

"I don't want to cock block you either. You got this.

She gives me a once-over, probably trying to gauge how drunk I am, but I'm not wasted.

I've had enough to loosen up, sure, but I know exactly what I'm doing.

"Okay, but seriously, don't overthink this. Just have fun tonight. You deserve it."

"I am having fun," I say with a grin. "Trust me."

Lisa gives me a wink before heading off, her hand sliding into the guy's who's she's been seeing lately. Sha

leans in to whisper something to him, and they both laugh as they head in the opposite direction toward another club.

I watch them go for a second, feeling a weird mix of envy and excitement. She's got it easy, no emotional baggage tied to anyone. But tonight, I'm ditching the emotional baggage for fun.

I take a deep breath and head back into the club. The music is still thumping, the kind that gets under your skin, makes you feel alive in ways you didn't even know you needed. And the guys?

with whoever I want, whenever I want. There's a freedom in it I haven't

I've been through with Jayden are

I can feel eyes on me from every angle. It's a heady feeling, knowing I've got their attention. I can see the way

notice when he walks in. But now he's there, staring at me. The shift in the air has an awareness creeping up

Phillip.

the crowd like he owns the place, his eyes locked onto mine. The same confident, alpha

through the dancers without so much as a glance at anyone else. It's like

with something dark and dangerous. But also something familiar. We were almost married. He was a father figure to

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the one man other than Jayden that I've even come close to having

he says, leaning in close enough that I can feel the heat of his breath against my ear.

guard by how

gravelly. "What matters is, if any man's gonna be part of your little experiment, it's going to be

my chest, not from fear

against mine as the music swells around us. "No games

his touch familiar in a way that makes my skin tingle. I should say no,

against my ear as he speaks again, this time softer, more seductive. "Don't think of the past. Don't think of us being business partners. Let's just pretend we're meeting for the first time and none of

what's happening and the flood of memories from when we were engaged. Our dates before we were engaged and before Jayden came back into

should stop this. I should walk away. But every nerve in my body is screaming 'at me to stay. "No

seriously considering this," I manage to say, but my voice is weaker than I

my neck, and I shiver involuntarily. "I don't have to be polite, Winona. Not anymore. I want you. I always

back, my breathing coming faster as his hands move, sliding up to cup my face. "This isn't a good idea,"

murmurs, his lips ghosting over mine. "But maybe it's the best

heat between us is almost unbearable as he grinds

familiar pull of desire

almost