nside the private room, Felix caught on

ard, her gaze unfocused. Felix stayed by her side,

Hannah said quietly.

head. "Let me

en them before she

night by the time they

ed to gather her things and move out. There was no way she

wed the instant he recognized Felix, the same man from that photograp

d, though Hannah paid him no attention. She m

ing laugh. "You're fast.

polite smile, his voice cool. "Thanks for bringing my wife home." He

aced possessiveness. In the end,

. His brows furrowed as he walked over and yanked the luggage from her hands. "Where

e wrapped up at the office, the image hadn't left his mind. He'd rushed back home, only to

ally came back, she wasn't alone-she had come back with

gathering her belongings. Her tone

. His grip was rough-too tight. She tried to wriggle free but

he reined himself in and m

s-images of Vincent and Brinley making love. Disgust and anger washed over her in an

sion. "This is your home. Whe

iped them away quickly, her voice dropping to a whisper. "This place s

up. "You're overthinking it. I told you. There's nothing between us. If you really hate he

ind, pulling her into his arms, her back against

t him with Brinley three times. And he still

e, but he held her tightly. "Let go of

ed. "No. You're not l

no winning in a head-on fight. So, she stopped struggling, her shoulders lowering, and

ut still kept his arms wrapped around her waist, his face nest

the man who'd dropped Hannah home wouldn't leave him alone. His

different answer. "Just a friend," she sa

crept in. His voice dropped lower. "Stran

with the details of her world. For as long as she could remembe

tion elsewhere. "Once things settle down, let's take a trip

less. He had been tricked by her into signing the divorce agreement without even realizing it. Only twenty-three days left

a soft, noncomm

ng finger. A faint indentation lingered where her w

t it accidentally," she replied

e faint mark on her ring finger. "It's been years. Maybe it's time we red

she said, shutting the topic down. She nudged him away, her tone turning bris

er closer. "Why don't you join me? It's

s deliberately misleading him. "You go ahead.

arting to loosen his tie as he

atched up her phone. She dialed her closest

d arrived. Hannah didn't bother packing anymore. All she grabbe

throom, water still dripping from his hair,