Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Chapter 0082

Nicholas leaned closer, glaring at me coldly.

"The grievances between us can't be explained in a few words. Even if we could explain ours, you and Claudia's cannot be."

I couldn't understand his logic at all. Why would two people who were destined not to have love torture each other by being together? Life was short, and it would be great if one could live to 80 or 90 years old. But my dad ended his life at 46. I didn't want to continue this entanglement with Nicholas. I had already wasted 20 years on him.

He would dismiss any talk of love between us, but I had to admit that I loved him. His entanglement now was more painful than my years of unrequited love.

No one could continue loving someone forever, and I wanted to move on. Yet, it was difficult now.

"There's nothing more between her and I. If I owe her anything, it's probably the title of 'Mrs. Hawk', but I've already stepped down. It's you who doesn't want to give it to her."

His hand clenched into a fist at his side, perhaps embarrassed by my words that revealed his dirty thoughts.

"Do vo

someone else's wife? Pete's? Silas'? Or Captain Steele's?"

I saw a fury in his eyes that I had never seen before.

the breakdown of our relationship despite my being his wife for many years. I was that kind of person to him. "Ariana," he said, gripping my chin to make me look

widowhood. Other men are not allowed to even sleep with the women that I've been with." He squeezed my cheeks, forcing my mouth open.

don't be too good at

fingers across my forcibly exposed tongue. A strand of glistening saliva stretched out between

wouldn't let me close my mouth, treating it as a game of

pulled my towel off, leaving it crumpled on the floor. My face

fully dressed man made for an extremely provocative

at

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