The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapter 129

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Chapter 129

It seemed as if God didn’t heed her pleas

“Boom!” The thunderous sounds from outside the window came in waves, causing Sabrina to drop her paintbrush and hide under the covers

“Damn it, stop with the thunder, she mumbled, covering her ears tightly.

Meanwhile, at the local pub.

Carter, drunk as a skunk, stumbled out into the pouring rain and the booming thunder. He had to get home

Jack drove him to Carter’s mansion and was going to leave

“Are you okay, president?‘ Jack asked, feeling worried.

Tm fine. Go home”

Carter drunkenly pushed open the mansion door Not seeing Sabrina, he assumed she was out drinking with some other men.

“Darn it‘ Do I mean nothing to her? Sabrina? Sabrina!” he yelled loudly

Sabrina, who had been huddled under her covers, heard his call and immediately opened her bedroom door, only to see the man staggering down the hallway toward her

“Why didn’t you answer?” Before he could finish his sentence, Carter lost his footing and fell onto Sabrina. His weight caused both of them to tumble onto the hallway floor. The stench of alcohol from Carter was overwhelming, making Sabrina feel nauseous. She tried to push him off, but he didn’t budge

He had fallen asleep. What a drunk jerk!

wake up. This is the floor, not a bed” She began to lightly slap his

forcefully pushed the man on top of her,

muttered her name unclearly. Sabrina’s heartbeat missed a half

from under him, leaving

she do now? Should she take him to his room or just leave him here? Should she fetch him a

be inhumane. If he woke up and found himself in the hallway, he’d surely complain to her grandfather, and

have to drink

managed to move the nearly six–foot–tall muscular man to his bedroom it was a feat

thunderclap sounded outside.

screamed in fright, dropping Carter onto the

pain woke Carter up

Sabrina whimpered, hiding under the covers and hugging

afraid of thunder Carter, now partially awake, saw her trembling

A while later

“Crash”

outside. Carter woke up fully and started looking for the source of the sound.

had hit her head on the bedside table. It was a hard hit, and she was now sitting on the floor, clutching

Sabrina? Carter called

panicked and hurried

The fear, the stress, and the sudden blow to her

sober He quickly picked her up and placed her on his bed. The lightning illuminated her pale face. “Hush,

tightly shut. He held her close, his lips meeting her dry ones in a tender kiss,

lips tasted so sweet, he couldn’t stop He licked his lips,

the curtain, hitting

right in front of her “Ah!” She

bed?” Sabrina exclaimed. She remembered being

into my bed because

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