The Imposter Bride by Sallie Woods

Chapte

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!

not a bed” She began to lightly slap his face.

man on top of

under him moving, and muttered her name

to free herself from under him,

laugh. Carter looked ridiculous in his drunken state. What should she do now? Should she take him to his

he woke up and found himself

have to

she managed to move the nearly six–foot–tall muscular man to his bedroom it was a feat no one would believe she

thunderclap sounded

in fright, dropping

pain woke Carter

more thunder, please Sabrina whimpered, hiding under the covers and hugging her

she was afraid of thunder Carter, now partially awake, saw her trembling under the covers and couldn’t help

A while later

“Crash”

crisp sound definitely came from inside, not outside. Carter woke up fully and started looking

was a hard hit, and

Sabrina? Carter called out

Carter panicked and hurried to check on

slowly collapsed into his arms, unconscious The fear, the stress, and the sudden blow to her head combined to make

bed. The lightning illuminated

meeting her dry ones in a tender kiss, the taste of alcohol

tasted so sweet, he couldn’t stop He licked his lips, savoring the sweetness, and fell asleep holding

and the sunlight peeked through the curtain, hitting Sabrina’s eyelids. “Ah, my head hurts,‘ she mumbled, slowly opening her eyes

right in front of her “Ah!”

your bed?” Sabrina exclaimed. She

about to ask you the same thing. Did you sneak into my bed because you’re infatuated with me?” Carter teased, with a