The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 18 A Love Divided

“I won’t force you again. I meant what I said–after we’re married, we’ll be a real couple. Not before. But from now on, don’t see Simon again, and stop thinking about him.”

“Let go of me!”

Lily had always despised that weirdo Simon–there was no way she’d ever “think about” him.

But that didn’t mean she wanted to be in John’s arms.

The scent of Elsa’s perfume still lingered on his body, and it made her skin crawl.

“John, you just slept with Elsa and then forced yourself on me. You’re disgusting.”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

John frowned. “I only take care of Elsa out of pity. Nothing has ever happened between us. How could I possibly sleep with her? Can you stop overthinking everything?”

Lily didn’t respond right away.

Her mind wandered back to that phone call tonight.

She had only heard Elsa’s moans–John’s voice never came through. It was possible Elsa faked those sounds on purpose.

Maybe they hadn’t actually slept together tonight.

But so what?

line, it didn’t erase the fact that, while she and John were still together, he’d thrown Elsa a wedding just to

lap in the office, kiss him, massage her ankle, tie her shoelaces, and

sleep with another woman

were emotional betrayals–lines you crossed that still

stop making a

she heard his voice again. “Move back home.

“We’ve already broken up.”

have some kind of kink where I stay friends with my ex or keep entangling myself with them. You want to take care of Elsa? Good. We’re done now–go devote

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keep this up? I’m not breaking up with

dark eyes, which had just calmed, flared red again with a

again–she was the one

said that, she

she was too

simply tilted her head up and stared at him, eyes cold and sharp. “You won’t break up with me? Then can you stop seeing Elsa? Can you stop hugging her, stop kissing her, stop rushing to her every

wish is for me to stay by her

has a

Her wish is to marry you. Her wish is to voice Siren. So what if her wish is to sleep with you? To get legally married? To have a child? You going to grant

“Lily, you’re being ridiculous!”

his frown deepening like it could

he forced himself to say, “I’m not marrying Elsa. I’ll never sleep with her. I won’t let her set foot

his phone rang loudly, urgent and

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