The unwanted wife’s unexpected comeback

Chapter 1:

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In the opulent, dimly lit private cinema, the most exclusive jewelery auction was broadcast live.

The rich cadence of the auctioneer's voice echoed through the room. "One million, one o'clock, two o'clock..."

Alicia Bennett barely registered the words, her thoughts completely consumed by the man beneath her. His intensity overwhelmed her, driving her to sink her teeth into his shoulder in a desperate attempt to resist his onslaught.

The man merely grunted in response, not stopping or slowing.

“Ease up, will you?” he purred, his voice thick with tension as he squeezed her waist, ordering her body to submit to his will.

Alice, still biting his shoulder, hesitated. Slowly, her jaw unclenched and her teeth came loose. Just as the apology began to form on her lips, he let out a low, almost mocking laugh.

"That's not the part I asked you to ease up on."

Alicia froze, heat rising to her cheeks. The apology died in her throat, replaced by a wave of shame that stained her skin crimson.

But the intensity between them only increased as time passed, their bodies tangled in a battle of passion and control.

The auctioneer's hammer fell. "Sold for ten million! A round of applause for Mr. Joshua Yates!"

The name hit Alice like a bolt of lightning. Her body instantly stiffened, something the man couldn't help but notice. Her movements stopped as her eyes, half-closed in satisfaction, lazily darted towards the screen.

The camera focused on Joshua Yates' face, showing every detail of his familiar features in perfect clarity.

“Joshua Yates, the second son of the Yates family… an acquaintance, perhaps?” he said, the corners of his lips curling into a sly smile as he playfully nibbled on Alicia's earlobe.

Alice frowned. The last thing she wanted to do was talk about it.

"Is gossip also part of your services?" I snapped in a cold, irritated voice.

laughed softly at her retort, the sound echoing across

it. Instead, he tightened his grip on her waist and his movements became more relentless, his pace chaotic and unrestrained, as if

they reached a breathless crescendo. When he was done, Alicia took advantage of the man being in the shower and

made her way to the door, as silent as a mouse, wincing

the neat stack of dollar bills waiting for him on the chair. His

cigarette and lit it calmly before sitting back in his chair, his fingers

his assistant, Hank Ford, burst into the room, clearly nervous. The faint, unmistakable scent of sex still hung in the air, making

Mr. Ward. I let my guard down. Give me a moment and I’ll have her brought in immediately.” They had just returned to the camp, taking every precaution.

of smoke,

wasn't necessary. I was…

Hank's eyes snapped open.

the faint red marks that decorated

to spin. In all the time he had known Caden, the man had never slept with a woman, not even for a casual one-night stand. There were even rumors that Caden might suffer from some secret ailment, which was why he had never been with

rumors seemed to evaporate in the face of

could make sense of it, Caden's deep voice brought him

want you to look into Joshua's personal life. Have the report on my desk in half an

Alice had stumbled into her room, feverish and desperate. It was

all his years of moderation and abstinence came crashing down the moment he took her

revelation: Alicia was still

of marriage to Joshua… and

in him, and his

no idea

the first light

long he had been gone. He paused

after being on the verge of collapse, he refused to let her go, as

client

it any further, her phone range. It was her best friend, Monica

shouted from the other end of the line,

off her shoes. “I’ve

to be married anymore, he should grow