Chapter 13:
bright lights of the hospital o
thest to move, fed a sharp pain shot Haugh my chest let a soft gran
“Oh, June, you’le awake“).
Kathian’s voice pulled me from my thoughts tumed my head to see farm sitting beside me, toning sted but was disheveled, and his white stert was still stained with dried flood, and it was wrinkled like that changed in days that were usually cold were softer now
“You look awful, croaked before could stop myself
ved His
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baen days” be answered, his smile fading =
These days. That long? The last thing I remembered was Prichard pointing a gun at me. He had shot ma,
My eyes glanced back at Killian He was still watching me, with
urwardable look in
supposed to be fake A business deal. A partnership of revenge So why did he look like a man who had actually feared tosing me?! Do
“You stayed,” I muttered softly
hot at our wedding,
He frowned, like he couldn’t imagine even leaving “Of course I stayed. You got shot
My mind raced. “What happened? Richard -our wedding –“%
Killian’s egression darkened instantly. “Richard was captured after he shed you” he said coldy. was going to kill him, but his fathe called, practically begging me to spare las life. He swore on las life that Richard would never come near us again. He was taken back
America” He clenched his jaw. “So unfortunately, that bastard is still bumathing”
I blinked at him in shock. Killian had wanted to kill Richard. He wasn’t just saying it. He meant it.
“if I ever see him again,” Killian growled, his ayes burning with fury. “I won’t hesitate. I told his father that I would put three bullets in
I reached for his hand before I could think, Killian stiffened for a brief second before his gray eyes glanced down to where my hat lightly rested over his
I resisted the urge to remove my hand. Our marriage was supposed to be fake, part of ou protective made my heart melt X
“Thank you,” I said softly, not sure of what else to say.
enge plan. But the way
sounded so
Killian shrugged “You don’t need so thank me,” he replied, “You’re under my protection, remember?
Right Protection. That was all this was X
Lignored the twinge in my chest as his words echoed in my mind, and I removed my hand from his
“Let me get you something to eat and drink,” He sand, standing up to leave the room.
After he left, Day there staning up at the ceiling lost in thoughts
Over the next week as Frecovered, Killian was always by my side, making sure I got everything Eneeded.%
Thad expected him to here someone to take care of me, but no, he did it himself !
He made sure I ate, that I rested, that i didn’t strain myself too much, and he did everything with ease. He wasn’t just watching me, but he was caring for me.
Thad never imagined that a mafia boss, the same man who had threatened to kill my ex husband, could be this gentle
It was getting harder to remember that this was all fake, and that we weren’t really a couple
After a week, I was finally discharged from the hospital, and I moved back to Killian’s home. Even then, he always made sure he was close in case I needed anything
And each time, I felt something change within me, and I started asking myself. What if this wasn’t fake anymore?
My mouth gaped open in outrage as I stared at my phone. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. April’s name was trending online, and so was mine. My fingers trembled slightly as I scrolled through the endless posts, each one was horrible.
April Winslow Speaks Out: Betrayed by My Own Sister!);
June Winslow, the Real Homewrecker?%
I clicked on the attached video, and my heart raced as I watched April with tears running down her face.
“I can’t believe I’m even saying this,” she cried, cleaning her eyes with a tissue. “But I have to tell the truth. My own sister, my blood. stole my husband from me. I never wanted to believe it, but she’s been in love with Killian all along. And now, after everything, after I gave up so much for her, she stole my own husband from me, she betrayed me, causing my husband to leave me, even though I am pregnant ”
had drvored April publicly, and hos
roast April ” One of tem
lenched his
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I shoved it into his hands. “That is I grabbed my phone as he scrolled through the posts, and his eyes darkened as
happened?
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the video, read the posts
