My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 239 A shiver coursed through Elizabeth’s body, her legs trembling beneath her as weakness overtook her.

She wriggled free from Elijah’s embrace, hurriedly kicked off her shoes, and stepped into the bathtub, sinking into the cold water with a quick, desperate motion.

Curling up, she let the icy water rise to her shoulders, but it did little to douse the inferno raging inside her—a disorienting blend of fire and ice.

Elijah’s gaze burned into her, predatory and unyielding, the intensity in his eyes threatening to consume her whole.

Reason slipped from his grasp, overtaken by a searing passion.

He no longer cared if it was the effects of the drug or something deeper—all he knew was that he wanted her.

She was his wife.

Why should he hold back?

With that resolve, he reached for her, gathering her into his arms.

was low,

“Cold water won’t help.

make

her waist, while the other slid beneath the hem of her skirt, trailing upward to the

familiar woody scent of his cologne, now mingled with something

slipping into the moment, a

with mockery

be amazing—to make you want

of nonsense is that?” he

a flicker of irritation crossed his face, his hands continued their mission, finding the zipper of

at me,” she began, her voice

lingerie I bought!” she accused, the hurt she’d buried for years bubbling to the

with unshed tears, making

recalling the

tone softened, tinged