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“My family would never accept this,” he had said, his voice calm and patient, like he was explaining simple math. “But you’re very dear to me, Andrea. I’ll take care of you, as long as we’re together.”
When he’d leaned in to kiss her, she’d slapped him.
But even then, he hadn’t given up. “We can still be together,” he said smoothly. And when she recoiled in disgust, he played his final card
the one he’d been saving all along.
“You always wanted a family, didn’t you?” His voice had turned soft, persuasive. “We could have a few children. Evie would never need to know. And even if she did find out…” He shrugged, as if it didn’t matter in the slightest. “You’ll still be my woman.”
Her stomach turned, but he didn’t notice. Or maybe he just didn’t care.
–
He stepped closer, his voice dipping into that familiar, honeyed tone that had once made her weak. “Listen,” he said, brushing a hand – along her arm and this time she couldn’t even flinch, frozen by the sheer audacity of what she was hearing. “I’ll be unreachable until
but once I get that over with, I’ll come see you. Maybe we could take a little trip of our the 12th – you know how honeymoons are
own.”
He winked.
When he leaned in to kiss her, she pushed him away – her hands trembling, her breath short
–
but he only laughed, undeterred.
“It would be like our own secret honeymoon,” he said, smiling like he was offering her the world.
Andrea wanted to throw up.
How had she not seen it before? The selfishness behind the charm, the cruelty hidden in that easy humor never really existed. This was who he was.
the man she’d loved had
He smiled again, so sure of himself, so sure of her. “I know you want me, darling. You can’t stay angry for long. Once I get this marriage with Evie out of the way, everything will go back to normal. You’ll see. No one will come between us.”
He was so confident, so convinced she’d wait
that she’d always wait.
But he was wrong.
And Andrea had never been so certain of anything in her life.
There are moments in life when everything you believed in
–
every dream, every foundation you built your life on
collapses all at once,
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leaving you with nothing but the wreckage.
That had been one of those moments.
She realized then that she had never been his girlfriend
word for her.
not really. Behind his charm and promises, there had always been a different
Mistress.
That’s all she had ever been. A secret kept in the shadows while his perfect, respectable life went on in the light. And the children he
spoke of so casually? They’d be bastards born into scandal, carrying the weight of their mother’s shame.
–
She’d packed her bags that night and disappeared without looking back. She crashed on a friend’s couch for a few days, trying to figure
out what to do and then the second nightmare began.
–
Because her friend leaked the news.
The headlines spread like wildfire: “Victor Remington’s Secret Mistress Pregnant with His Child!” “Billionaire’s Lover Abandoned for
Diamond Heiress!”
Her face was everywhere. And the fallout was swift and brutal.
–
The Remington family descended on her like vultures — threats, harassment, lawyers calling her at all hours. The paparazzi camped outside every door she tried to hide behind. And then, one day, Victor himself called.
She made the mistake of answering.
“You little bitch,” he snarled down the line. “You’ve ruined my life, my reputation. I swear, when I find you–`
She hung up before he could finish, her heart pounding so hard she thought it might stop.
After that, her friends blocked her calls. The paparazzi hounded her day and night. And when Evie Calloway broke off the engagement, the harassment only got worse.
She had no choice but to run.
She spent what little savings she had left trying to escape, and by the time she reached Montera Springs – a tiny, sleepy town no one
she had nothing left. ever stopped in for long
But for the first time in months, she felt like she could breathe.
The cobblestone streets, the quiet shops, the single restaurant
–
it felt like safety. A place no one would think to look for her.
She got a job at the feed supply store. Dr. Reid helped her find the little house she lived in now. And for the first time, she let herself
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
