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

room couch and sat down, my legs still wrapped around his waist.

to escape the heat between us, I shifted back.

down, his voice husky,

damp patch on his

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

dry hands gently gripping my wrists, slowly caressing.

the crisp sound of a belt buckle….

his hand guiding mine to

like this,” he murmured,

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face aflame

sure, we’ve been intimate. But this was a first.

it could burn me alive, I wanted to let go

“What… what if I don’t help?”

looked down at me, “Don’t

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

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

I was about to drift back to sleep, reality hit

I found Bryant’s gaze filled with tenderness.

three years of sleeping in the same

couldn’t bring

knew all too well how good this man was

soft, “Slept well?”