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.

swift motion, he pinned Wendy's hands above her head

intention 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 thin fabric between them made every movement seem

intimate.

way she had seductively clung to him, teasing

tongue. That memory, coup

her current proximity, stoked an unwelcome heat

a hint of desire.

sensed the shift almost immediately. She froze, her wide, watery eyes staring at

breath and released her, sitting

up as well, still eyeing him

reason you're this angry is because I spent last night with Jessica instead of staying with

face turned pale, his words cutting like a blade. She stood up,

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why do you care what kind of men

when it's time to

same, We'll each

Her bright, clear eyes landed briefly

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

she walked out, leaving him

She was con

gone.

the edge of the bed, his broad chest

of anger and gloom

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