Unplanned Desires

, to protect the delicate secret she'd guarded all these years. But running was no longer an option. Not when she needed him to s

ed, though her voice lacked th

ed closer again. This time, there was no menacing smirk, no veiled threats.

timate tone. "I've waited too long to have you here again, Sof

im. She needed to say it, to reveal the truth before this web of lies tangled them both. Bu

only answer she could give for now. "But I need tim

ing inside her. For a moment, she feared he would press her fu

though the way his jaw tightened told her that his patience was limited.

anding in a room full of business elites, with Eth

one brooking no argument. "I'll have a dres

d her. There was no room for negotiation. This wasn't just an invi

ed reluctantly.

, gently brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. The touch sent a shiver down her spine, and for a

ftly. "I'll see yo

ia stood frozen for a moment, her mind reeling with everything that had just happened. Her le

out of there. To

ipping the handle as though it were her lifeline. But just as

of

heart leaping

pression unreadable. "Don't forget. W

ous path she had chosen to walk. Sofia nodded mutely, then

shaky breath, her heart still pounding in her chest.

idden? How long before Ethan discovered

distance, but she could barely appreciate the view as she paced nervously in her suite. She had barely caught he

houghts. She glanced at the screen and s

ess has

anxious. It was the thought of standing next to Ethan, the world watching them, u

d Sofia hurried to answer it. A hotel staff membe

man said politely, handing it

ide. The dress was stunning-an elegant, deep emerald green that shimmered under the light. It was luxurious, so

g she had no choic

se to telling him about their son-about the life that had come from that one night. But something had

gry, feel betrayed that she had kept somethin

ing back at her seemed poised, confident, but inside she felt like a trembling mess. Tonig

er to seven. There wa

s, elegant tables adorned with lavish floral arrangements, and the crème de la crème of the business worl

floated through the air as guests took in the sight of her by Ethan's side. The rumor

gh the crowd with ease. His presence was commanding, effortlessly drawing attention. Sofia

was something very real between them, a tension that simmer

rmured in her ear as they pas

r insides were a mess of nerves

ending a ripple of warmth throu

fia felt like she was walking into a lion's den, with every powerful figure in the room sizi

oice low. "I want you by my side

uickening at the possessive note in

how long she could keep playing this game. The truth was st

othing would ever