The Substitute Bride: Making Memories Of Us (Lois Stone)

Ayla's body was pressed firmly on the couch making it difficult for her to ignore Brian's probing eyes.She looked away instead to evade his questions.

"Why don't you answer me? Does it hurt?" Brian asked as he searched her eyes for answers that her mouth wasn't willing to give.

Bending his head down, he gently kissed Ayla's scar.His lips left a trail of moisture that was impossible to ignore.

That scar would remain etched on her skin for a lifetime and it was a Clear representation of what he owed her.  

"It hurt," Ayla nodded.

No matter how painful the physical wounds were, they all belonged in the past now.

What kept her hurting was the emotional trauma he put her through.  "I'm sorry."

Brian spoke softly.

He remembered how she got that scar and no amount of apologies could turn back time and erase it.

Still, he wouldn't give up easily trying to win her heart.Biting her lower lip, Ayla pleaded, "Why can't you set me free? Why?"

Tears welled up in her eyes, a mixture of pain and anger that she couldn't quite release.

"I can promise anything else, except this one,"

Brian said with finality.  Ayla gasped in horror and exclaimed, "You devil!"

"So don't ever try to escape from me.Now that you're here, I will never let you go again.If ever you try to leave, I will come find you, understand?" he repeated as he gazed at her pointedly.

There was no sense arguing with him at this point.

Ayla broke free from his grasp and plucked the torn dress from the floor to cover her body.

Brian draped his suit jacket on her shoulders and said, "I'll ask someone to bring clothes for you here."

"No, thanks.There's no way for me to afford it," she countered to decline the offer.

Ayla didn't want to be regarded as a sexual partner.

She tried her hardest to recover from her bitter past and becoming like this would only waste her sacrifices.

"Well, if you hate me that much, it means that I'll be always in your heart." Brian grinned at her.

At the back of his mind, he thought, 'You can hate me.It is better to hate me than to forget me"

turned to him

for you at all.Should I be grateful that you agreed to let me have that operation? Need I remind you that no matter how many times we have sex, I won't bear another child ever again and that's because of you," she stated as a matter of fact with poison

make her feel more indifferent.If he would keep her shackled to him, she could very well

Brian was at a loss for words as he stared at her unbelievably.He thought Ayla just wanted to stir up trouble

already finished what needed to be done.You should go back

let it fall

you sure you're going out dressed

to teach her a lesson because of how stubborn she was being, but he chose otherwise

her torn clothes and threw back a

you

in his arms and reminded her possessively, "I'm the only one who

other man would ever touch her, much less lay a finger on her!  Ayla chose to keep her mouth shut, not wanting

couch and not long after, Brian

take you to

shook her

to eat

her appetite if

his clothes for dinner as well, but

as she put on the new clothes, he said, "Okay, fine! Instant noodles, then.Let's not wait any

anything, he pulled her out of the studio and went

they slurped on the noodles, the awkward silence in the room was too

went on his way shortly after finishing the

finally relaxed

a huge boulder was lifted off her chest

any second, she headed to the bathroom and stripped off

the trash can where

hoping the water and soap would cleanse whatever he left on her body.

with this? ‘Isn't there anything I can do for him to give up completely?’ she thought hard

women who would sleep with many men the

that to make herself the kind of woman he hated, so he could finally let her go? If

this be worth it in the end?’ Ayla asked herself over

was a bit hesitant to go at first, since he wasn't sure if he should pay her a visit.He actually missed her so much, but he couldn't come see her constantly anymore.He could only drive to

craned his neck upwards to look at her

did before? Or will you come back to Brian without

had been with Ayla every day.He should have faith in

her, she wouldn't turn around

he had slowly dissolved when Lucas saw