I Called Off The Alliance At Dawn Novel

Chapter 2 Jessica pulled open the car door and called out in a sugary voice, "Baby?" James suddenly seemed to remember something. He glanced at me with guilt written all over his face. "Look, I'm worried she might spiral again. I'm going to let her stay at our place for a few days." He slipped off the wedding band engraved with my name and pressed it into my palm. "Hold onto this for me. Don't want it to accidentally set her off. She's fragile right now. Just... be cool about it." I stared up at him, eyes burning, and let out a scornful laugh.

"James, why the hell would I be cool about anything involving her? And what makes you think I'd still wanna be with you?" His face hardened instantly. He grabbed my wrist in a tight grip. "Emily, our marriage isn't something you get to decide on your own. I think you know that perfectly well." Right. A multi-billion dollar merger between our families. That was his leverage. He'd given me the most talked-about wedding in the city, announced to the world that I was the love of his life. But his actual wife? That wasn't me. I pulled my hand free and slapped him across the face. Hard.

"You married someone else. You're the one who blew up our deal." He wiped the blood off his lip and let out a cold laugh, but he didn't get mad. "Well, look at that. First time you've ever hit me, Emily." When my expression stayed frozen, he sighed in defeat. "Fine. Yes. I screwed up. I admit it." "But was I supposed to let a young girl kill herself over this? She was going to jump. What was I supposed to do?" He reached up and wiped away the tears I hadn't realized were falling. Then he pulled me close, his chin brushing against my neck, his voice softening.

"Just give me three months, Emily. Let me handle this. After everything we've been through, don't walk Chapter 2 22.22% L Lera INSTALL Cinco anos servindo a ele. Na noite passada, me entregou a um... away from me. Stay. Be Mrs. Harrington. That's all I'm asking." He always looked at me with those deep, sincere eyes. So he hadn't forgotten. All those moments we'd shared. The time he'd saved me from that bear, his leg torn open to the bone, and he'd still smiled through the pain, wiping my tears. "What are you crying for?

Scared no one will want you if I die?" Back then, he'd been a little reckless. But he'd always risked everything for me. So many close calls. Thinking about them now made my heart race with fear. James loved me enough to die for me. But he was tainted now. That was fact. "No." I shoved him away, disgust churning in my stomach. I glared at him with pure venom. "Don't touch me, James. Either you divorce her right now, or we're done. For good. Let the board eat the loss, our families will deal." "You..." His eyebrows drew together in anger.

Then he pulled out his phone, his voice dropping to a tone I'd never heard before. Icy. "Don't regret this, Emily. Our first time last night was too precious. I recorded it." "You don't want millions of strangers seeing you completely naked, do you?" I sucked in a sharp breath. "You did what?" Chapter 2 Lera Cinco anos servindo a ele. Na noite passada, me entregou a um... INSTALL 22.22% C admin