Page 117 of My Fiancé's Brother 2

I fought my tears as I looked up at the ceiling. This was a disaster. I didn’t know if I should push to leave him or give him another chance. Why was he even here? Why did he seem not to care and then suddenly he chased me down? I felt so confused. I didn’t know what to do.

Harper was a bitch. A cold, dog-poisoning bitch who was doing everything in her power to steal this man away from me. She was cruel and cold, and I hated her.

“When you dated her, what did you even see in her?”

Shrug. “It was easy.”

“What does that mean?”

“Exactly that.”

“And I’m not.”

His smile was beautiful. “No. There's nothing easy about you.”

My eyes filled with tears.

“Just because it was easy with her, doesn’t mean it was better.”

“Why isn’t it easy with me?”

He looked down at my hand and rolled my wedding ring between his fingers. “Because you say things like you want to know me.”

A tear trickled down my face. “I do.”

He moved to sit down on the bed beside me. His expression was one of true regret. “If you find out who I really am, you won’t love me.”

“That isn’t true.”

“I’m pretty sure it is.”

“What happens now?” my voice was a whisper.

“Do you trust me?”

“Yes. Do you trust me?”

He gave me a solemn look. “Completely.”

“Where do we go from here?”

He smiled at me. “I’m going to stop being such a dick. And I’m going to be the husband that you deserve.”

“Is this because of Alien?”

“That’s part of it.”

I needed answers. I couldn’t keep plugging along here without a clue as to why we were doing this. Integrity and a sense of honor was not a good enough reason to ruin four lives. “Why else?”

He took a deep breath, but he didn’t answer me. Green eyes held my own.

“Why do you want to stay married to me?” I pressed.

His face was devoid of expression. He just stared back at me.

“Is Alien the only reason?”

“It’s the sex.”

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