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?

tonight I'm not holding back. I'm dancing with whoever I want,

everything I've been through with Jayden are

their attention. I can see the way they're looking at me, the heat in their stares, and it's

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

Phillip.

onto mine. The same confident, alpha male energy hits me like a freight

cutting through the dancers without so much as a glance at anyone else. It's like he's here for me. And me alone. When he finally

familiar. We were almost married. He was a father figure to Abby. We have history and despite

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the one man other than Jayden that I've even

that I can feel the heat of his breath against my ear. "I

off guard by how blunt he's being. "How do

his voice low and gravelly. "What matters is, if any man's gonna

chest, not from fear but from

closer, his body pressing against mine as the music swells around us. "No games tonight, Winona. I know you. I know what you need. And I'm not stopping

a way that makes my skin tingle. I should say no, I should push him away, but

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

torn between the reality of what's happening and the flood of memories from when we were engaged. Our dates before we were engaged and before Jayden

should stop this. I should walk away. But

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

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

move, sliding up to cup my face. "This isn't a good idea,"

his lips ghosting over mine. "But maybe

between us is almost unbearable as he

that familiar pull of

had me almost saying yes to