Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 329

"We've been through life and death together-now we're bound, for better or worse."

Mila froze.

Teenagers always had a knack for saying the most unexpected things. Yet Mila found herself swept up by his wild, exuberant spirit, unable to resist its infectious energy. Fighting off a pounding headache, she slowly got to her feet, raised her right hand in a fist, and lightly tapped her arm against his. She couldn't help but smile.

"Yes," she said softly.

"Partners for life!" he declared.

They were bonded-survivors together.

That strange, electric connection-the collision of two souls-cleared away the heavy fog in Mila's heart. In its place, a rush of fierce, vivid emotion surged through her, setting her nerves alight.

Adrenaline. Camaraderie. A sense of belonging...

Maybe all of it at once.

But none of that mattered now. They stood together in the middle of nowhere, rain lashing down outside, no rescue in sight, their supplies ruined-utterly alone and desperate.

And yet they were laughing.

Laughing out loud.

blazing moment, their souls vibrated in unison-the

it was that intensity—those wild, crashing emotions—but Mila's headache finally overwhelmed her. Searing pain split her skull; everything went black, and

As she fell,

heard something echoing in her mind...

A remote country house.

bed stood in the center. The covers were bunched tightly around a slender, beautiful girl, her long black hair spread across

corners of her eyes, her brows knotted in distress, and before long,

She gasped for air.

Looking down, she saw the delicate gold cuff locked around her pale ankle-a thin chain trailing from it to the base of the bed.

as she made

chain was custom-made-just long enough to let her move around a portion of the suite, but never out

and stared at her own pale,

up here. It had been over a week. Her phone was gone. She couldn't contact

she saw was

to escape the first night, she'd woken to find herself locked in,

thought, Mila suddenly noticed a figure appear in the mirror. Before she could react, strong hands pinned her

"You're awake."

husky, words

all these days-sharing a bed every

tried to push him away, arms bent

up by the waist, setting her on the

her into his arms, raining soft, burning kisses along