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Forbidden To Love You

Chapter 7 The Drawer Stays Open

Word Count: 1183 | Released on: 22/10/2026

TER

WER STA

er quietly, as if

things that should never have shared the same space. I stood th

didn'

mirror in the car. I could still feel the exact moment his thumb had brushed the corner of my mouth outside the ic

er under the soft bedroom light. The napkin was slightly crumpled from how tightly

try somethin

it until my

gh to make me stumble on the bottom step. The sharp flare of pain in my knee. Vivienne's quiet laugh. The way both of them had looked

you're going,

down, it didn't real

ont of me and the fact that I had brought thi

ing off my f

placed the pink spoon exactly where the ring had been sitting. Then I pushed the diamond band all

just stood there, looking at the spoon

ng. Outside, the wind moved through the trees along the edge of the estate. My knee still ached faintly from Clara's pus

to force my breathing to sl

the door was open and Ad

ent. He just stepped inside and shut the door behind him with a soft, fi

us spoke, then, his eyes went

isfied moved across his face, slow and unmistakable. It was the look of a man who h

His voice was low, qui

essing table stopped me. T

t the wood beside the open drawer. The other came up and slid unde

. He didn't comment on it. He just held me there, studying my face like

like that? No 'Aunty'? Am I not

would have ended this before it even started. The contract, the girls, victor, the way Clara had shoved me like

I di

he ice-cream shop still on his clothes, mixed with whatever cologne he wore. It made thinking difficult.

mistake," I

ut he didn'

braced beside the drawer, caging me in without quite touching anywhere else. The heat of his body reached me thro

wn breathing and

e silence stretched until it felt dangerous. Until it

d me against the

as happening and was simply waiting for my body to catch up. My back hit the wall. The edge of the dr

ss dee

the faint sweetness of vanilla still on his tongue. My fingers, which had been hanging uselessly a

pulled h

o me. My knee throbbed dully where it had hit the step earlier, but the pain was distant now. Ever

ay. I should have reminded him tha

hirt and kissed him back

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“Blurb / Synopsis With her family drowning in debt, the beautiful twenty year old Elena accepts a marriage contract from Victor Ashbourne, a handsome fifty year old billionaire who needs a wife. He promises to clear her family's debts and give her a comfortable life, but there is one condition, she will become his wife without expecting love. Moving into the Ashbourne mansion should have been the beginning of Elena's new life, but Victor's seventeen year old daughters, Clara and Vivienne hate her. They blame Elena for taking their mother's place and makes her feel like a stranger in her own home. Then Adrian Ashbourne returns after six months away. Victor's nephew is the last man Elena should ever fall for. But neither of them can resist the attraction between them. Soon, stolen glances turn into secret meetings, and their forbidden relationship becomes a secret they are determined to keep from the family. Until Elena discovers Adrian is engaged, heartbroken, she tries to walk away, but Adrian convinces her that his feelings for her are real. Meanwhile, Victor begins falling for his own wife. The marriage that started as a contract slowly becomes something more. Victor starts taking Elena on dates, buying her gifts, and showing her a tenderness she never expected from him and although Elena's heart belongs to Adrian, she can't deny how safe and happy Victor makes her feel. But when Elena finally discovers the truth about Adrian, her entire world collapses. The man she thought loved her has been playing her all along and his plan is far more sinister than she ever imagined. With nowhere else to turn, Elena confesses everything to Victor, the affair, the lies, and the terrifying plan against her. Victor already knows about her betrayal, but instead of destroying her, he forgives her, because somewhere along the way, the woman he married for a contract became the woman he couldn't bear to lose. Together, Victor and Elena expose Adrian and Patricia and bring their dangerous plan to an end. But once the secrets are gone, Elena must face the truth she has been avoiding. She had married Victor for money, she fell for Adrian by mistake, but somewhere between betrayal and forgiveness, she fell in love with her husband. Now Elena must decide whether to remain trapped by the contract that brought them together or finally choose the man her heart can truly trust.”