Chapter 229 “Next time you want me to fuck you little spit fire,” Zane murmurs to me. “You will ask me very nicely and when you do p> I cry out when he suddenly hooks his hands under my ass and lifts me up. I legs instinctively wrap around his

Chapter 228 His mouth finds my neck before I can even fully process the way my body is reacting. One moment it’s tension sharp, electric and barely contained. The next, he’s there with breath is hot against my skin as his grip tightens at my waist, pulling me firmly into

Chapter 227 “You,” he says, each word deliberate, “are going to be the end of me p> I can’t even form a proper response, which is honestly humiliating. Because for once Elaine whitmore is speechless. And Zane? He looks like he’s still debating whether to kiss me again Or lock

Chapter 226 Courtesy of being Zane’s wife, I barely have to ask before chips are placed in front of me. The dealer gives me a polite nod as a neat stack is pushed my way. “For you, ma’am p> A few of the men at the table exchange amused glances.

Chapter 225 “Do you own one normal hobby?” I mutter under my breath. Probably not. I move on. There are awards, plaques, expensive decorative pieces that likely cost more than some people’s rent, and framed certifications. Everything about this room screams success. And yet The deeper I look, the more

Chapter 224 “You’ve been quiet,” he says suddenly. I blink, realizing I’ve been staring. “I’m eating p> “You usually do both p> “I was thinking p> “That’s usually concerning p> I narrow my eyes. “You’re annoying p> “And yet,” he says smoothly, “you keep following me p> I hate how

Chapter 223 “Elaine p> His voice cuts through the room, I glance over my shoulder to see He’s watching me now, his laptop still open, expression unreadable. “Yes p> “What,” he asks slowly, “are you doing p> I blink innocently. “Looking. “At p> I gesture vaguely. “Stuff p> His jaw

Chapter 222 Zane doesn’t stop until we’re completely away from the noise and from the crowd. Away from the madness of writhing bodies, flashing lights, and enough sexual tension in the air to practically choke on. He leads me deeper inside, through another restricted hallway, then toward a private staircase

Chapter 221 By the time I get downstairs, he’s still waiting down stairs. And the second his eyes land on me He freezes and his gaze drags over me once. Then again this time and then He exhales sharply, shaking his head like he already knows where this is going.

Chapter 220 By the time I get home, everything in me feels… drained. I barely remember the ride back. I barely ly remember walking into the house. I just know that at some point, I ended up sitting at the dining table, staring down at the plate Margaret set in

Chapter 219 “Are you serious right now?” I ask, my voice rising. “He’s in there and you’re telling me I can’t see him p> “Ma’am p> “Move,” I repeat. Nothing. He doesn’t even flinch and just like that my panic turns into anger. I’m about to push past him myself

Chapter 218 “I know,” Lucas replies. “But this time… it’s different p> My chest tightens painfully as I walk back toward the bed slowly, sitting down without even realizing it. “Is he conscious?” I ask. “On and off,” Lucas answers. “They’ve got him on a bunch of things. Monitoring him

Chapter 217 “Z p> My heart jumps straight into my throat. “You think this is funny?” he says, his voice low, rough, nothing like the calm control from earlier. “I didn’t p> His fingers shift slightly against my neck not enough to hurt, but enough to remind me I’m not

Chapter 216 “You told me to stop p> A small pause. “Not to leave p> That doesn’t help, not even a little as his gaze sharpens and then He steps closer again, like he’s no longer trying to hold himself back the same way. “Do you enjoy this?” he asks

Chapter 215 “I have work to do,” he says, voice firmer now. “Get off the desk, Elaine p> It should sound like an order and it almost does but there’s something under it…maybe it’s just my horny ass being delusional but I hear it I tilt my head, watching him

Chapter 214 “I don’t like this,” I say quietly. “This distance. This… ignoring me. His eyes stay on me, watching. “What do you want, Elaine?” he asks. Straight to it. I hold his gaze. “I want you to stop pretending I don’t exist p> Thick silence p> Then I take

Chapter 213 I try to stay in my room…I really do try. I sit on the bed, then lie down, then sit back up again. I pick up my phone, scroll, drop it. Walk to the window. Come back, pace nothing works because every time my mind slows down for

Chapter 212 He sets the glass down, clearing his throat, but he doesn’t look at me again immediately and that alone tells me everything I need to know. I walk further into the room slowly, pretending like I didn’t just witness that. “Morning,” I say, keeping my tone casual like

Chapter 211 I close my eyes briefly. “Exactly p> There’s a shift on his end, I can hear it. That moment where doubt creeps in whether he wants it to or not. “You really think someone set him up?” he asks. “I don’t know what to think,” I admit. “But

Chapter 210 He watches me for a second longer then shakes his head slightly like he’s done with this. “Eat your food, Elaine,” he says, picking up his fork again. “It’s getting cold p> And just like that…He shuts it down, like none of this happened, like he didn’t just