The Man I Shouldn't Love

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bare chest. My eyelashes brushed against the inner rims of my glasses as I tilted my face up, m

g sound vibrated viol

light from Ley's phone

snapped his head back, pulling away from me s

ment! Mother Earth please rewind ti

instantly, replaced by an impenetrable wall

ompletely stripped of the warmth that had just bee

of rejection, humiliation and slight anger, because; Who the fu

through the glass doors, and down the long hallways. I didn't stop until I slammed my bedroo

thought. And it looke

*

. Going after a married man or a man ab

afternoon holed up at the university library until the libr

et. There was no sign of Quinn, which was a huge blessing

ble doors of the ho

it had been hit by a hurricane of paperwork. His suit jacket was thrown over a chair, his tie was

I should have walked away. But seeing him look so completely human,

" I murmu

they focused on me. There was no coldness in them toda

nterrupting your w

nto the sofa and

ke you haven't slep

let out a short nervous laugh

n to join him. "What is the

ing what help a 'little girl' like me could offer,

se hotels were used for massive, illegal money laundering. Now, the courts have frozen all my bank accounts during the investigation. I have exhausted the spare money I had and

loor. Frozen bank accounts. Cour

ping my class," I bragged. "If you don't

sn't looking at David's chubby little daughter with glasses. He was lookin

om, forgot about my usual

awkwardness from our near-

jolt of electricity shot through my skin, but I forced myself to focus on the numbers. I cr

r domestic business accounts in America while they investigate. But the branch in Europe pulled funds

l his perfume, and his warm breath tickled the loose hairs near my ear. He exa

ep tone of his voice made my heart flutter. "My whole leg

ep up my neck. "Well... I

the earth stood still at that moment

ill not believe what my

shattered our bubble like

g a voluminous garment bag. She stopped dead in her tracks the mome

fore she instantly covered it up with a forced smile

r arms around Ley's neck. She pressed a possessive kiss directly onto his lips. Ley went rigid, his eyes sn

k, if it could talk it'd asked me to stop. I s

ent bag to reveal a breathtaking, intricate lace wedding gown. "The designer finished it

ck as he stood up. "Quinn, this is not the ti

g, that's why you have." Quinn la

ctly toward me. As she walked over t

ch, what'

she took my ha

tting cree

under our roof, I want to make sure you feel co

eavy dread pooling in my stomach.

icured hands together. She looked directly through my glasses, straight into

is eyes wide with a mixture of shock and profound apology as h

ely where I should ha