The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride

Yulia pursed her lips, giving Nathan an intense look as she tentatively reached out, her hand hovering before gently

landing on his shoulder.

Nathan’s gaze slipped to the corner of his eyes, noting her touch, his brows arching ever so slightly. Yet he

remained silent. His eyes, once again focused on her, watched as she seemed somewhat unsure under his gaze.

Licking her lips hesitantly, it took Yulia a moment before she finally whispered, “So, you don’t really want a divorce,

do you?”

Nathan scoffed, “Divorce, so you can run off with Ronald?”

Yulia’s smile was tinged with irony as she nodded, “Yeah, Ronald’s been feeling guilty, and he’d treat me a lot

better. After all, if we’re divorced, I’d have to marry someone else, right? Ronald’s got his act together, and it’d

save me a lot of trouble. cough, cough, cough.”

Mid-sentence, she felt his hands tightening around her neck, and by the end, she could barely speak. She slapped

his arms, coughing so hard tears nearly spilled from her eyes.d2

Nathan eased his grip slightly, glowering at her fiercely. “Yulia, if I hear Ronald’s name from your lips one more

time, you believe I could end you right here?”

After coughing twice, Yulia looked at him and suddenly laughed. “Nathan, you’re jealous.”

His attractive face stiffened, “What did you say? Don’t flatter yourself. I just can’t stand the sight of Ronald. The

more he wants something, the more I enjoy keeping it from him. That includes you.”

Yulia raised an eyebrow, “Fine, if not Ronald, it can be someone else. I mean, I’m a woman, not bad-looking, got a

decent figure and skin. I could settle for a decent guy. Hey, what are you—stop, that’s uncomfortable. cough,

cough, cough.”

Nathan felt like he was about to burst with frustration. She was so good at hitting all the right nerves, even ones he

wasn’t aware of himself.

out of the question,

the images that came

trying to provoke me

“Provoke you? I thought anyone but

plan ahead to

at this point. “Plan my foot, your

get-go.”

Yulia frowned, “How so?”

into my bed. You’ve wandered so far off

keep going until the

slowly resting against the skin of Nathan’s neck, fingers threading through his hair, her

really going

beside Yulia’s head, “Stop

Nathan didn’t move, his dark eyes fixated on her, calm and

as disgusted as she had seen

gently pressed her lips to

his for any

his gaze

to push too far. When she dared

eyes suddenly tightened. She reflexively pulled back out of regret, only to be pushed down into

“Damn it, even a kiss is so

time to react as Nathan’s weight bore down on her. His approach was as wild and domineering

these moments, she rarely felt any gentleness

her clothes, always in a hurry, no matter how many times they’d

accustomed to his intensity, cooperated fully, but this time her feelings were

with all her

me? Hated my touch?” Her breath was ragged, but she seized the

burning within her.

revulsion in his eyes, yet, past and present, he touched her as if

on his

you

Yulia gasped, biting her lip. Her face flushed as she looked at him,

hate me?”

“No. I love you, dammit. Love

well. The fact that she

any man’s

him for any twisted sense of purity, as the thought of his past with other

her feelings for him

to tease Nathan, dodging his advances with a softness that drove

her

still whispering