Mr. Villain's Lovely Wife

Chapter 5

The throbbing in Izzy’s head dragged her out of sleep, the dull gain making her squint even before her eyes fully opened. It took her a moment to realize the noise in the background was her alarm clock. Her phone was ringing–insistently, vibrating somewhere near her head. Groaning, she fumbled for it on the nightstand, her fingers shaky and uncoordinated,

As soon as her hand wrapped around the device, her eyes flew open. This wasn’t her room.

The unfamiliar surroundings hit her like a ton of bricks, and before she could even process the headache, the memories of the night before flooded her mind. Her eyes widened in disbelie, as she clutched the blanket tighter around her body, pulling it up to her chest. She’s she’s fucking nakedll

The phone stopped ringing.

–

She glanced around, her heart hammering. The room was too sleek, too modern–definitely not hers, Her gaze flicked to the door, then the dresser, and finally the large windows that let in the muted light of morning. And then it hit her.

Liam.

She felt a surge of panic. She hadn’t planned for any of this to happen. Not last night. Not ever. The events from the night before played back in her head like a bad dream she couldn’t wake up from. Her challenge to him. The tension. And then…..

the rest.

Her phone buzzed again, pulling her out of her spiral. She looked down at the screen and froze when she saw the game.

Calen.

Her stomach churned. She stared at the name blinking on her phone. But before she could make a decision, a voice interrupted her thoughts.

-you

“You should probably answer that.”

bathroom door, freshly showered, a towel wrapped loosely around his waist. Droplets of water still clung

ogling him? Her face turned hot. “You shouldn’t walk around with wet hair,” she said as she turned her head away. She

stopped ringing again.

your concern, but instead of pretending you’re not just checking me out, you might want to answer your phone. He’s not

her frustration. The sound sent another wave of irritation through her, but before she could snap at him, her phone

a quick glance at Liam, who was still lounging by the door, clearly enjoying the situation far too much. Ignoring him, she hurried the far

The last thing she needed was for Calen to hear

rushed. “Where are

that she could come up with. Quickly glancing at the clock on her phone.

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thing that came to mind. “I just got to the airport,” she lied, her fingers tightening around the phone. “Landled a few minutes ago. Where are you? I thought you-

pick you up,” Calen said. “There’s

wanted was to see his face “That’s

“I’m really sorry. I’ll make it up

his words. “It’s fine,” she muttered. “I’ll

Downtown project? How was it? Were you able to read the documents? Do you think

man called her because he needed something. “” Izzy looked at Liam who was still

of yourself. Right, how about having dinner with me later!We can celebrate our anniversary in

am having a really

see you

ended the call, lowering the phone from her car and letting out a breath she didn’t even realize

before she could even process what had just happened, she felt a presence behind her. She turned, her breath hitching in her throat when she realized how close Liam was–so close that

her pulse thudding in her ears. Liam’s gaze locked onto hers, a faint smirk still tugging

“Aren’t you going

she stammered, suddenly remembering the

only blame alcohol. She’s a bad drunk and both of them knew it.