Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 99

Natalia only realized what was happening when his lips crashed against hers.

“Hamilton!”

They were at the entrance of a restaurant’s parking lot, for Pete’s sake. People were bustling all around them.

But Hamilton, he didn’t seem to care, not one lota, leaving her no room to push back. His kiss was fierce as if charged with a certain fury.

Natalia knew she had probably ticked him off tonight, but the last thing she wanted was to get hot and heavy in such a public place.

Her reluctance was palpable, and her struggle inevitable.

“Natalia, try fighting me one more time, just try!” Hamilton’s voice, tinged with anger, was a hiss in her ear.

She tensed up completely. “Not here,” she pleaded in a whisper.

Hamilton hadn’t really planned to take things any further. Once he was sure Ronin had seen them and had left, he scooped Natalia up and headed straight for the car.

It was only after they were in the car that Natalia allowed herself to breathe a sigh of relief.

Hamilton loosened his tie and started the engine.

Back at the hotel, he pinned her against the door the moment they were inside. His kisses came down like a torrent, more intense than ever.

Natalia felt as though she might suffocate, but she didn’t resist him, not anymore. It was futile with him; resistance only made things worse.

She wrapped her arms around Hamilton’s neck and, standing on tiptoes, met his fervor.

Hamilton’s movements hesitated for a fraction of a second before he doubled down, invading

with even more intensity.

Clothes tore, and the air was thick with unspoken desires.

He ripped off her dress with effortless ease.

Feeling a chill, Natalia pressed closer to his body.

Hamilton chuckled. “What’s the hurry? Can’t wait?”

“I’m cold.”

Without any tenderness, Hamilton lifted her into his arms, his lips trailing down to her

collarbone with a mischievous bite.

“Don’t worry, Ms. Jenkins, I’ll warm you up soon enough.”

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without any gentleness, and before

downward, his

Natalia was lost in

reached for the nightstand and found it empty, pausing

nibbled on Natalia’s ear. “Just finished your cycle;

Natalia stiffened.

tomorrow? Get some protection first?”

the reluctance in

days” weren’t foolproof, and he was also aware of Natalia’s allergy to birth control pills. But he couldn’t stand

for this? Didn’t you say you

idea how Hamilton had found out, but hearing

there’s always a chance, right? Last time I took the pill, I wasn’t

her eyes were

As for status or not- you think

in

those words had irked him. What exactly was irking him, he couldn’t quite

just about the money for you? If you get pregnant, we’ll

Natalia’s eyes instantly brimmed with tears. “You

grabbed a pillow and hurled it at him.

with a

you with me just for the money?”

tears. She pushed him off, grabbed a sheet

are you going?” Hamilton’s grip was firm

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his hand

tears she had been holding back fell freely. She had been doing her best not to think about that child. The more she clung to the memory, the

let go. But tonight, the old wound had been brutally reopened, causing

huddled on the floor, arms wrapped around her legs as if it were the only way to soothe the ache in

kept falling, but she made

was a silent suffering, much like her love for Hamilton.

anything for him, to a love that seemed to be quietly fading away, day

down. She wrapped herself in a towel and stepped out of the bathroom, only to find Hamilton standing by the window, smoking a

for a moment when he saw her, then turned and

“Come here.”

Natalia stood still.

deepened. “Come here,

and reached for the hairdryer. “I can dry it myself.”

didn’t let go. Instead, he guided her to sit in front

ear as Hamilton’s hands worked through her damp hair.

hair was dry, Hamilton finally spoke.

ever say that again.

scoffed. “Isn’t what I said the truth? Or do you want me to be after something else?”