The Heartbreak Prescription

Chapter 22

Stanley froze for a moment.

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Wendy lay beneath him, her silky black hair cascading over the crimson bedspread-a shade specifically chosen by Glinda for their wedding room. The red accentuated the creamy fairness of her skin, making her appear luminous, almost ethereal.

There was an air of sensuality about the scene, but the thought of her lying like this beneath another man....

Stanley's fists clenched involuntarily.

He had intended to clarify that the 'delivery' last night was medicine, not a man. But as the words reached his lips, they refused to

come out.

Wendy's cold gaze met his. "Move."

She had ordered him to move.

Stanley didn't budge.

Frustrated, Wendy began to struggle. The memory of him bringing Jessica into his private wing last night flashed through her mind, and it made her recoil from even the slightest physical contact with him.

"Stanley, get off me! After spending the night with Jessica, did you even bother to clean yourself?"

Stanley stiffened in silence.

one swift motion, he pinned Wendy's hands above her head and issued a

of listening to him. She struggled even harder, her lithe, delicate frame twisting like a slippery little water snake beneath his firm, muscular body. The

intimate.

mind was thrown back to the night before, to the way she had seductively

tongue. That memory, coup

proximity, stoked an unwelcome heat within him. His gaze darkened, tinged

a hint of desire.

immediately. She froze, her wide, watery eyes

breath and

up as well, still

her off with a cold glance. "Wendy, the only reason you're this angry is because I spent last night

pale, his words cutting like a blade. She stood up, her expression

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the case, then why do you care what kind of men I spend

time to finalize the divorce. Until then, feel free to

I'll do the same, We'll each

to strike her. Her bright,

practice your kissing skills when you have some free time. Are you sure you even

walked out, leaving him

She was con

gone.

the

of anger and gloom clouded his

casting a dark shadow over