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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the bed without any gentleness, and before she could

continued downward, his

was lost in

the nightstand and found

ear. “Just finished your cycle; safe

Natalia stiffened.

tomorrow? Get some protection

eyes narrowed slightly. He could see the reluctance in her eyes, clear

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

for this? Didn’t

a pang of suffocating pain hitting her heart. She had no idea how Hamilton had found out,

the pill, I wasn’t supposed to get pregnant, and yet

gaze was piercing as he looked at her. No longer dazed, her eyes were clear and rational. It reminded him of her words in

money, dear. As for status or

Getting emotionally involved in a relationship like theirs was the epitome of

words had irked him. What exactly was

of? Isn’t it all just about the money for you? If you get pregnant, we’ll deal with it. Maybe I’ll even give you

instantly brimmed

a pillow and hurled it at

down with a force that brooked no

something wrong? Aren’t you with me just for the

fighting back tears. She pushed him off, grabbed a sheet to wrap around herself, and

going?” Hamilton’s grip was

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back, shaking off his hand and

the 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

tonight, the old wound had been

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

she made

suffering, much

to do anything for him, to a love that seemed to

out of the bathroom, only to find Hamilton standing by the window, smoking a cigarette.

silent for a moment when he saw her, then turned and walked into the bathroom. He returned shortly with a hairdryer.

“Come here.”

Natalia stood still.

here, don’t you

for the hairdryer.

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

as Hamilton’s hands worked

her hair was dry, Hamilton

say that again.

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