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!

This is the floor, not a bed” She began to lightly slap his face. Sabrina was desperate.

forcefully pushed the man on top of her, wishing she could kick him awake.

and muttered her

free herself from

state. What should she do now? Should she take him to his

be inhumane. If he woke up and found himself in the hallway,

did he have to

her neck and slowly got up. Using all her strength, she managed to move the nearly six–foot–tall muscular man to his bedroom it was a feat no one would believe she could pull off, but

thunderclap sounded outside.

fright, dropping Carter onto the

pain woke Carter up

more thunder, please Sabrina whimpered, hiding under the

saw her trembling under the covers and couldn’t help but smile

A while later

“Crash”

inside, not outside. Carter woke up fully and started looking for the source of the sound.

bedside table. It was a hard hit, and she was now sitting on the

Sabrina? Carter

hurried to check on her

slowly collapsed into his arms, unconscious The fear, the stress, and

her up and placed her on his bed. The lightning illuminated her pale face. “Hush, don’t be scared, I’m here,” he said,

lips meeting her dry ones in a

stop He licked his lips, savoring the

had stopped and the sunlight peeked through the curtain, hitting Sabrina’s eyelids. “Ah, my head hurts,‘ she mumbled,

she saw a handsome face right in front of her “Ah!” She screamed, waking

my… No, why am I in your bed?” Sabrina exclaimed. She

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