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

towards the living room couch and sat down, my legs still wrapped around his

the heat between us, I shifted back.

his voice

I followed his gaze, noticing a damp patch on his

in his eyes sparked my irritation.

warm, dry hands gently gripping my wrists, slowly caressing.

crisp sound

shivered, his hand guiding mine to his

he murmured,

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face

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

like it could burn me alive, I wanted to let

if I

down at me, “Don’t know.”

to suggest dropping the whole thing, he added, “Kevin

next morning, I was rudely awakened by the cold,

as I was about to drift back

opened my eyes, I found Bryant’s gaze

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

even now, I couldn’t bring myself to

knew all too well how good

soft, “Slept