Chapter 26

He held Megan’s slender neck in one hand, and with the other, he pushed her head down toward him until their foreheads touched. His prominent nose met hers, and his thin lips were just a breath away. The heat of his exhalation made Megan tremble slightly.

She was a mix of emotions, dazed and filled with desire

But deep down, something fell off

She and Sullivan. they shouldn’t be doing this.

In the heat of the moment, Megan nestled against his neck, whispering into his ear, “Sullivan, when are we getting a divorce?”

Sullivan’s body tensed. He pinched her delicate cheek, forcing her to look at him.

Megan’s face was flushed, the blush spreading mature allure. She gazed at him, murmuring unconsciously, “Sullivan, do you know…! don’t like you anymore; I just don’t!”

She repeated it several times

Sullivan’s expression tumed ugly. He gripped her chin, stared at her for a long moment, and then said softly, “Do you think I care?”

He truly didn’t need to care

Because he didn’t love her, because their marriage was a mistake from the start, because…

affections. He just needed an obedient wife, a way to release his pent–up

there, on

needed to possess her. Just like every time before, even if Megan cried her eyes out, he wouldn’t be swayed. But

go, tossing a blanket over

in a bathrobe and went to the living

Sullivan smoked, his pale Adam’s apple bobbed

veil of smoke rose around him,

didn’t want to admit how frustrated he was.

she didn’t like him… and the discomfort, like something that belonged to him had been taken away!

want to guess when

pack of cigarettes, Sullivan stepped out of the bedroom and slowly descended

impassive.

Hadn’t Mr. and Mrs. Lowry been… Intimate?

me some coffee to

and quickly left, Sullivan snuffed out his

bedroom was still faintly sweet, like the fragrance of blooming lotus in June…

the floor.

on the

skin, her waist so slender his arm could circle it, her legs well–proportioned. She rubbed against

Sullivan’s anger spiked

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