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

Haley sneered, "Are you pretending as if nothing has happened? How cruel can you be to say this? How dare you insinuate that nothing has happened? Then what is this?" she asked, pointing at the bruises punctuated all over her body by the previous night's frenzied sex.

'How could he ask me to forget what has happened?' she thought bitterly.

"Lucas, how could you be so cruel to me for the sake of that wretched woman? Can she love you as much as I do? Can she drive you to such levels of ecstasy and passion as I do? She hasn't let you touch her, has she?"

She had done everything in her power to get what she wanted and was determined to win this battle.

"Haley, don't you understand? I always regard you as my sister."

What he meant was that she could only be a sister to him.

Chances of her ever becoming a lover or a wife were nil.

The only woman in his heart was Ayla.

It didn't matter that he could not get her body, but his heart belonged only to her.

"Am I right?"

Haley looked at him and commented, "If a woman doesn't surrender her body to you then it's a clear indication that she doesn't love you!"

"What nonsense! The two of you are like chalk and cheese!"

He liked Ayla's innocence and kindness as much as he disliked Haley's scheming character.

Ayla could shower him with an abundance of warmth that made him long for a home with her.

Haley couldn't offer him anything close to this in a thousand years.

Although Haley had helped him in countless ways when he was suffering in Thailand, that was not the kind of love he sought.

Haley stared at him and said, "I won't force you; but I don't want you to meet that woman now, okay? Please can you stay and accompany me today?"

His heart melted like butter when he saw tears streaming down her cheeks.

She didn't usually break down so easily.

"Are you still hesitant? This is my only condition.I do not expect you to take responsibility for me or to marry me.All I request is that you should spend just one day with me, please."

would need more time to

He nodded in agreement.

what she wanted from this very

took Ayla to the Clark

for inspection.The Clark Group was indeed super-efficient.The dresses were presented to her in a steady

what do you think? Do they meet

the mannequins and examined

in awe as she seriously examined the dresses.He had never imagined that Ayla,

at the company, she heard that Brian had brought a beautiful woman here.She didn't need

it worth his while to spoil her so much? Ayla and Lucas had grown close over the past two years.She was a very seductive

she spotted Brian on the sofa, observing Ayla as she checked the sample dresses on

too good

all the

of her designs? Had anyone else designed the dresses, he would have found a

couldn't help but blame herself

earlier, then there would have been no need for him to go

them to keep them apart, but it seemed to

around, she would not allow Ayla to ruin

her head, she noticed

her

made her

and said, "Come

was as cold

really going to do this?" Anna

really have to be so ruthless? In the past two years that they had been 'together', he had not reciprocated

still nurtured a

a woman who resembled Ayla

infatuation and would even help him investigate those women

in her heart, he would never

their resemblance to Ayla from afar

that he

that was a dream

Ayla, she mysteriously reappeared, ruining the peace they had

have a look.What's your opinion? Do you find anything wrong?" Brian