Scandal in his arms

Chapter 3 One Night

Word Count: 1168 | Released on: 22/08/2026

aid, as the ci

hy the man who owned the ballroom was taking a waitress to his hotel.

e and acted as if they weren't letting their eyes wander down to my dress. Cassian did not fail to show the same

ows looking down over the city. A bed that was bigger than my room rested on

mach then reminded me that my last meal was sometime the day before. I

ring beneath the towel now covering Cassian's chest. The attendant had a split-second

and let the trolley roll behind

lish. "Feed the wolf, don't let it starve,

With every bite I toyed with the thought, would he find me as beautiful as

d away. I did not com

bathroom. "Shower

ache I had kept hidden behind a strong, brave front since I placed the key on Liam's table. I had just begun what I feared would be a long journey but already felt I had l

you fe

was now worried about his concern. "Why do you c

t I was left to figure it out myself,

was never going to say he cared, that this would have an effect on him. He wa

e cl

positioned me between his knees. He cupped my hips, and

t you to feel how it's like to be cared for." He'

m's words were always accompanied by an expiration date, a withdrawal clause, and the subtle, fear-inducing sugges

and I chased the sting a

hing unstoppable and deeper, as he pulled me into him w

d would be tomorrow's burden. He gave incarnate to the things I fel

his hand through my hair as I nestled into his che

er" I

dozed off to the pulse of his hea

window. Cassian still slept next to me with his arm resting w

twisted inside me. Fear, Want, the desir

him to wake up, but I als

ream newspapers left by guests or housekeeping. I wrapped the bedsheet around

news about state politics. Then there

n Rowe Announces Engage

next to me just hours ago. They both had a sheen of professionalism and certainty about them,

ds wen

r with that one photo with that one woman w

was

lway was bright. The elevator took way too long. When I finally made it

an that was not mine, and the e

and I put my arms around my suitcase and got comfortable in t

ve gotten back into it, and that would h

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“Valerie Quinn is 23. She is careful and quiet, used to making herself small in the lives of others. She used to be the girl with the big plans and a life stretching beyond the limits of her hometown, but that all went up in smoke the year her father's business failed. She never saw those fails as truly unfortunate, more like someone took her future. It was her father's business partner who disappeared along with the family's wealth. By the next year, the family had lost their house, their vehicles, and most of their "friends." It took a toll on her mother, but more so on Valerie. Valerie learned to do without the help of others and took whatever job she could secure in the city. Like most of her peers, her wage work gave her little sleep and even less hope. Her life changed when she met Liam. She thought he was safe. He had an apartment and a stable job. He was someone who made her feel like she was finally wanted. Something that didn't take long to feel safe, began to feel much more suffocating. He changed in subtle ways over the course of those 3 years. More so, he taught her that everything he did, whether it be cheating, or later how he treated her, was always a result of her working too much or how she was too sensitive and expected too much. She got to the point where she physically couldn't leave, and enduring his silence was the scariest feeling she had, when really she was surrounded by how much she was alone. Cassian Rowe, 30, controls the strategic side of Rowe Industries, living the picture perfect life, with an engagement to a woman that merges two rich and powerful families. Cassian has learned the hard way that emotion is a liability, working relentlessly over the years to ensure there are no gaps through which someone can reach the real him, hiding the purest part of his desire from the world. The deelite of all figures in his life is that he is rarely known. Women lust over him, and business associates look at him with the highest regard, yet very few actually know him.”