Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 89

Parker glanced down at the woman, the chill of his glasses betraying his impatience as he moved to walk past her.

‘Parker?” Tiana piped up, a hint of confusion in her voice. “Did I do something to you? Why are you ignoring me?”

Great, the little ditz had completely forgotten.

His henchmen dared not laugh. This woman had no shame–she had nearly forced herself on Parker that night, leaving his shirt and belt all askew.

As the man strode away coldly, Tiana was left baffled. He gave off a dangerous vibe, ruthless and intimidating; she shivered at the thought. Better to keep her distance, she decided.

Leaning against the wall, Nolan eyed the sweetly clueless woman making her departure and flashed a wicked grin at Parker’s men. “Does Parker have a thing with Whitney’s little friend?”

The henchman chuckled. “A bit, yes. Parker had to take a cold shower afterward.”

Nolan clicked his tongue, gossiping, “Parker, your fiancée never got you all worked up, huh? What’s little Tiana’s secret?”

Parker glanced at Nolan’s charming, playboy face and could not help but sneer. “Laughing at me? Look at yourself. Your beloved gal got scooped up by your big brother, Ashton Fuller, and you’re just gonna keep moping around? Ashton doesn’t even love Valerie; his heart belongs to…”

He trailed off with a mischievous smile. Ashton was their friend, too, but his relationship with Ludwik was fraught with tension, mainly because of a one–sided infatuation with a woman- Elaine. The four brothers were as close as can be, and although Nolan appeared to be a ladies‘ man, he was actually the first to really fall for a girl–Valerie.

Unfortunately, Valerie…

“When are Ashton and Valerie due back from their honeymoon in Maelstrom Country?” Parker inquired.

Nolan’s face darkened. “How the hell should I know?”

Felix drove the car back to the villa.

Whitney stepped out and headed inside, swapping shoes.

The man’s tall shadow loomed over her as he casually blocked her path to the stairs, one hand in his pocket.

Whitney tried to push past, but he effortlessly swept her up in his arms.

Ludwik’s brows furrowed as he ordered Taryn, “Get the first aid kit!”

was taken

her and said with a deep

ended up on the couch, sitting

her sleeve, and as she flinched under his touch, she

tears.

her eyes like

gaze flickered with panic as he looked at

soft shoulders, his

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emotions were out of control, oh, so he

Her grievances.

on his heart. “I know you were roughed up in jail;

her head in his shoulder, biting

aid kit as Ludwik soothed her trembling back, applying

her skin pale as snow, winced

it still

“There are more

“I’ll check them later.”

now smothered by his tender masculine presence, turning into warmth she could not

tears, feigning annoyance, “You weren’t there when I needed you most.

kissed her temple, her soft forehead, and the wet trails on her cheeks. The room’s atmosphere shifted, and

he had missed for days but held back from being too forward while holding her hand. Her little hands beat against his

his muscular chest tightening. Catching her hands, he said, “I get it. I was

cried out, her eyes wide

flushed

thoughts were

abruptly tried to kick

his Adam’s apple bobbing as he seriously caught her small

was both annoyed and embarrassed, unsure how

pouted, her

gently held by him. “Did you get a good look at who hit

it.” Whitney was certain

gaze terrifying. “You don’t want me meddling in your affairs, but after what she

tone. However, he was unaware of the full extent of her feud with

it through; such fierce tactics from the start meant her adversary held significant animosity, rivaling even Monica’s. She