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Chapter 5 Fearless or Foolish

Word Count: 1565    |    Released on: 03/05/2025

mansion. His steps were long and confident, while I had t

trying to pull away without succe

idnapping? Sweetheart, you're my wife. If I wa

the wall in frustration. "We bo

y stopped in front of my bedroom door and opened it

nd before I could make a run for it,

olan, seriously, you can't k

d calmly to a chair near the window and

a good reason

n. Okay, I didn't have a solid answer.

I said firmly. "I don'

. "So what are you going to do? Go outside with the money you s

jaw. "I can pr

ue eyes sharp. "With what? The kitchen

n't fair. I did take a kni

owering my voice, trying to sound reasonab

ment, then let out a soft si

im suspicious

out letting you go... but

ut he didn'

eyes. "What's

le. "I want you to

. "Show

ly, way too relaxed. He reached out,

pered, "that you're re

started

othing away. I wanted to say I wasn't afraid, that I just wan

nted

it... but I wasn't

as. His finger slowly slid from my chin down to m

Kelly," he w

-I knew this was a game. He was testi

right in the eye. "And how exactly a

full of arrogance.

his thumb stroking slowly like he was deciding som

Fine. If this wa

us. I felt Nolan's body tense slightly. He didn't st

sounded calmer than I felt.

raised my hand and placed it on his chest. His skin was warm

eak, but I saw

his neck and stopped at his jawline. I gently tr

asked, my voice lo

breath. "Can you d

what he wanted? Alright then.

pered in his ear, "If I touch you any

shift in his expression. His jaw t

d pull back, Nolan

y pinning me in place. His hands pressed my wrist

Kelly," he said, voice low

he eye. "So who's gonna ge

thing wilder in it this time. "Careful

ou lose control fi

second stretched longer, the tension between

denly, h

caught o

e. "You're braver than I thought," he said

lders and caught my br

irked. "

his face just inches from mine. "But I

shing my cheeks with a softness that d

not ready for what comes next,"

sing to back down. "Wh

o figure out if I was bluffing. But someth

oment, his lips c

that kiss. No hesitation, n

ody burning against mine. I could feel every movement-how he dem

d him away. I sho

I di

kissed him back just as fiercely. I felt his breath hitch, hi

my breath. His eyes roamed over my face like h

f me," he whispered, vo

ling from the kiss. "And you s

used. Then, without warning, he kissed me aga

how hard Nolan was trying to keep himself in check. His hands slid

s heading-and I wasn't about

eft of my self-

s, pressed it to his chest,

. His dark eyes met mine, full of frustration and want. Hi

ked, voice deep and rou

ran a hand through his hair, realizin

ll heavy, his gaze dark and dangerous. He was on edge-a

reath and turned away. His steps were fast

victorious. "Where you goin

ough for me to see the hard set of his ja

muttered, and shut the door

t a smug smile spread across my face. I walked over

sed to having

s time?

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Contents

Chapter 1 I'm Not Yours, Nolan Chapter 2 Waking Up in the Wrong Arms Chapter 3 Bound by Vows, Not by Love Chapter 4 Five Minutes to Freedom Chapter 5 Fearless or Foolish Chapter 6 Nolan's POV
Chapter 7 The First Breath of Freedom
Chapter 8 The Woman Who Didn't Ask Why
Chapter 9 The Man with the Badge
Chapter 10 They Know Where I Am
Chapter 11 In the Back of the Truck
Chapter 12 Run All You Want, I'll Find You
Chapter 13 Mine, Whether You Like It or Not
Chapter 14 His Possession
Chapter 15 Between Us
Chapter 16 Back To the Mansion
Chapter 17 She's My Wife
Chapter 18 Soft Silence Between Us
Chapter 19 The Mansion Never Changes
Chapter 20 Breakfast with the Beast
Chapter 21 Unpredictable Lessons and Unexpected Moments
Chapter 22 Sweet Pancakes, Sweeter Traps
Chapter 23 The Unspoken Truths
Chapter 24 Who Are They
Chapter 25 Too Deep to Turn Back
Chapter 26 One Shoot, One Target
Chapter 27 Make Sure You Survive
Chapter 28 Choices Made in Silence
Chapter 29 LUCKY
Chapter 30 Escape Under Fire
Chapter 31 He Didn't Need One
Chapter 32 When Pain Speaks Louder Than Words
Chapter 33 Don't You Dare Leave Me
Chapter 34 Wrapped in Your Arms
Chapter 35 The Way He Held Me
Chapter 36 Love in the Time of Luggage
Chapter 37 The Way He Looks at Me
Chapter 38 The Warmth I Didn't Know I Needed
Chapter 39 Something Stronger Than Alcohol
Chapter 40 The Night We Learned Our Limits
Chapter 41 The Day Love Wasn't Invited
Chapter 42 Falling Alone in a War I Didn't Start
Chapter 43 Don't Touch What's Not Yours
Chapter 44 Where Hope Becomes a Burden
Chapter 45 A Touch That Wasn't Welcome
Chapter 46 A Letter She Wrote in Silence
Chapter 47 Too Quiet to Be Saved
Chapter 48 A Room That Doesn't Heal
Chapter 49 Ghosts of a Loveless Past
Chapter 50 A Hand Over the Heartbeat
Chapter 51 The Knock That Broke the Morning
Chapter 52 No One Knows What She Knows
Chapter 53 When Touch Becomes a Stranger
Chapter 54 The Room Where He Chose to Forget
Chapter 55 She Chose to Stay. He Chose to Leave
Chapter 56 Two Steps Apart, a World Between
Chapter 57 A Conversation No One Wanted
Chapter 58 Too Late, Too Close
Chapter 59 Still Stuck on Her
Chapter 60 Not to Blame, But to Stay
Chapter 61 The Way He Held the Morning
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