Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 68

But we were on the fast track to divorce.

1 tried to push him away, but I just didn’t have the strength. Panic rising, I was on the verge of tears “N

Bryant, please, no!”

“Don’t cry… You don’t want this?” His voice was rough, his eyes a deep crimson, restraint palpable in his gaze.

“No…”

“Alright.”

He closed his eyes for a moment, veins throbbing on his forehead, breathing heavy as if he was fighting with every ounce of his being, but eventually, he let me go…

Clutching my hands together, I whispered, “So, you’ll…”

“Jane.”

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, desire unabated if anything, more intense. He pulled me into his arms, his lips brushing my ear, “Help me out, will you?”

Maybe it was the confusion clouding my mind, but I detected a plea in his voice.

My heart skipped a beat, “How can I help?”

That question, in his mind, was consent. He leaned down, his arms scooping beneath my knees, lifting me off the ground.

Instinctively, my arms wrapped around his neck, a position that screamed vulnerabilit

two steps towards the living room couch and sat

heat between us,

desire-filled gaze swept down, his voice husky, “You’ve made my

his gaze, noticing a damp patch on his black dress

his eyes sparked my irritation. “How exactly can I help you?” I asked.

dry hands gently gripping my

crisp sound

shivered, his hand guiding mine

this,” he murmured, voice dark

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at him, face aflame with

been intimate. But this was a first.

it could burn me alive,

“What… what if I

down at me, “Don’t know.”

dropping the whole thing, he added, “Kevin said it

morning, I was rudely awakened by the cold, seeking the

was about to drift back

I found Bryant’s gaze filled with

the superficial affection we shared during our three years of sleeping in the same bed; this

even now, I couldn’t bring myself to believe it.

all too well how good this man was at

was soft, “Slept well?”