Game Over No Second Chances

Chapter 355

Wendy stood in the rain, and for a moment it felt like the downpour wasn't water, but years of humiliation crashing down on her shoulders. She couldn't breathe under the weight of it all.

She wanted to run away.

Just as she turned to flee, a hand gripped her wrist.

It was Tara. No one knew when she had come back out but she dragged Wendy through a different entrance to the club.

The rain was now a heavy downpour.

"You're lucky," Tara said. "Getting humiliated by Sarah just earned you a bigger opportunity."

"What?"

"Cole's interested in you. Do his dirty work, and you'll get far more than Sarah ever could."

Tara pulled open a hidden door. Inside was a world of smoke, teasing laughter, and the clinking of glasses.

air reeked of alcohol and raw indulgence. Naked bodies and broken women sprawled across expensive sofas like

to keep up with Tara, her eyes darting away from the grim

would not fall into the same hell as

had no idea who Cole really

Haven, the garden was serene and soft under the glow of warm lights. Flowers glimmered under the

man-made lake shimmered under reflected boat lights, its

a second-floor terrace recliner. Snuggie curled contentedly in its little cat bed beside her, batting at

scene was peaceful and quiet-almost too

letting them know she had

a six and a half feet teddy bear as a gift, but would deliver her birthday wishes

married a husband who was doting and romantic!

he's just another boring marriage-of-convenience type. I had him pegged wrong. Business marriages

was firmly on the "love over logic" side of

husband, a glass of blue

She looked up.

down quietly on the recliner beside hers, claiming space without a

crap," she thought. "Ruth is so