The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 18

James and Chase thought he couldn’t raise the flag, maybe his past traumas had made him detest women. But now he was feeling a feverish heat, his body responding instantly at the sight of her rosy lips. He swallowed hard.

He quickly helped her into a clean nightgown, tucking her in under the covers. He then stepped out of the room

After a while, he couldn’t help but walk back in to check on her. After making sure she was sleeping peacefully, he finally returned to his own room and lay down. Visions of Natalia’s skin marked with hints of redness danced in his mind, lulling him to sleep only when the dawn broke

The next morning, Natalia woke up startled from a series of nightmares. It was already ten in the morning The curtains had been drawn open by the housekeeper. Sunlight streamed in through the cracks of the windows, and the distant sound of waves crashing against the rocks reached her cars

Natalia turned her head gently, feeling a sharp pain all over her body, and her head was spinning. At that moment, May pushed the door open and walked in. “Miss Natalia, you’re awake. You were bitten by Perth, and you had a fever last night Mr Magnus took care of you all night, May entered the room with a cheerful smile. “You must be hungry I made some oatmeal for you Eat something before the doctor comes to change your bandages”

It was then that Natalia remembered what had happened last night. She had wandered into the backwoods and almost been eaten by a wolf The last thing she remembered was someone carrying her away before everything went black

“May, who was it that saved me yesterday? I almost got eaten by that wolf,” she recalled, her palms breaking into a cold sweat again

“Linden saved you. That wolf, Perth, was imported from Africa by Mr. Magnus himself. He’s usually not vicious, but he didn’t recognize you and that’s why he hurt you.”

Keeping a wolf as a pet? And it didn’t recognize her? What was he thinking by keeping such a dangerous creature? It nearly ate her, and they said

it wasn’t vicious.

She thought this person was strange, even his pets were ferocious. Natalia slowly sat up. She was dressed in a clean nightgown, her wounds had been treated, but her head was still dizzy.

and May brought the oatmeal, “Miss Natalia, eat something. The doctor will be here

Natalia replied, her stomach growling at the sight of the oatmeal. She hadn’t eaten

as a pet? Doesn’t he know how vicious wolves are by nature?” Wasn’t she

attack on the island, and he, because of his leg, was almost killed. But after he brought Perth home, the next time bad people tried to attack, Linden released Perth and scared them away. No one

master ever

man. You’ll be happy if you marry him. He’s always been the one getting hurt, and he’s never hurt anyone.”

bowls of oatmeal and wiped her mouth, “Thank you, May And thank Linden for saving me” Would she be happy? She had never thought about it. The man was unpredictable and had a bad temper. She was scared of him. She was even more afraid that one day he would find out she was not her sister and would kill her, or throw her into the backwoods to feed his pet

family doctor came in. He was a man in his fifties. He politely changed the dressing on Natalia s shoulder wound, gave her instructions on medication, and

thinking about what May had

him who took care of her? She vaguely remembered the warm embrace from last night. She

She remembered him telling her to stay three

Mr. Lucius‘ lover, why did

he said she was

her heart again. If he was not physically challenged, maybe his hatred towards

dressed, rolled his wheelchair towards the edge of her bed. His gaze still deeply fixed on the girl leaning against the bed. With a neutral expression, he said,

care of me last night,” Natalia sat up straight and looked

up to the bed, reaching out a hand towards her forehead. Natalia flinched. She looked up at the man’s large hand touching her forehead. Her heart skipped

slightly, “Don’t go to the backwoods again. And continue reading that book I need to continue with

eyes were like a vortex, capable of sucking anyone in instantly. Didn’t he ask her to stay three meters away from him yesterday? And didn’t he ask her to get lost? Why did he want

him, her mouth

his lips pressing into a tight line, “What? You’re not willing?”

am