Elena was already deep in sleep when Marcus eventually came home, she’d waited all night for him in hopes that when he returned, he would tell her all about the woman that the housekeeper said she saw with him.She had tried to play the situation cool because she didn’t want the housekeeper to think anything about it, but it still bugged her that a woman not only came to her house, but also went to her bedroom.What could she possibly be doing with Marcus in her bedroom?Marcus, however, hadn’t come home at all that night, so Elena had to go to bed with the questions brewing in her mind.It was morning now, and Marcus stepped into the house with a young woman close behind him, one hand on the woman’s lower back while the other already loosening his collar.“We have the entire fucking house to ourselves.” Marcus said happily, oblivious to the fact that Elena was in the bedroom as he pulled the young woman into him and kissed her so deep that she almost ran out of breath.“Well….” The l

Julian sat on the edge of the narrow cot across from Alex, elbows on his knees, watching him with the same quiet intensity he always carried after a long night.The early light filtering through the tent canvas was thin and gray, but it was enough to show the dark circles under both their eyes. And even though neither of them said a word about it, it was evident that they were both tired.Alex had been glad to retire to bed, and he’d been enjoying his peaceful slumber until someone called him that he had a call from Liesel Taylor.He’d wondered what she called him for, and there was even a part of him that hoped it would be one of her staff, but when he picked the call, it was the real Liesel Taylor who was on the other end of the phone.“Thank you for saving my life,” she’d said on the phone even though he had told her a million times that he wasn’t the only one who had saved her life. “Well, if you didn’t make the decision to take a chance on me, I’m a bit positive no one else will.

The panicked voice, the fact that someone was running directly in his direction caused all of Alex’s muscles to move on autopilot as he turned around to see a young orderly running in his direction.“What?” He asked, looking around, but most of the people with very critical conditions were in this tent, and the majority of them were asleep.There were other people that were injured, but Alex had made sure to check on every single one of them to make sure that they were all stable and no longer in the kind of pain that could take their lives.What then could this screaming be?“What’s the matter? What’s wrong? Why are you screaming, there are people in recovery here!” Alex said sternly, but anyone who listened well would know that he was worried about something going wrong.The young orderly’s face was pale, eyes wide, words tumbling out in a breathless rush, and before he could even answer all the questions, Alex was already pulling at him, and they were both moving in the direction t

Every head turned at the mention of the name, and for a second even the world seemed to be holding its breaths as eyes widened with people trying to process what they’d just heard.Julian swallowed as he looked at Alex who still seemed a little but at a loss for words. “Did you….” He laughed, but it wasn’t humorous or mocking. “Did you just say Liesel Taylor?” He asked, and the orderly nodded.With no idea what other question to ask, Julian stepped backwards and looked at Alex as if telling him that he now had control of the situation.Alex stared. “What exactly is this woman’s relationship to Liesel Taylor? I thought Liesel Taylor is an orphan, isn’t that right?” He asked, and looked at Julian who nodded.“That’s right, Sir.” The orderly nodded, and Alex nodded his head as if understanding, but it was clear that he was a little bit lost.He pressed his temple and rubbed it before pinching his nose. “So, how exactly is this woman related to Liesel?” He asked again.“She’s Liesel Taylo

Something in Elena snapped into motion at the sound of that statement. “Elena? Are you okay?” Marcus asked, as if he had no idea that his words were what had pushed her over the edge.Something hot flared in Elena’s chest, she couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that Alex might have cheated on her with the housekeeper.“How dare he?” She thought to herself, her chest heaved with each breath she took, and she balled her palm into a fist so tight that her nails almost drew out blood.“Elena, like I said, I don’t want you to rush into making any decision.” Marcus continued, knowing really well that the seed he was planting was working perfectly.“She needs this job, and I’ll feel very bad if you had to fire her because I told you.” He sighed as he took her hand. “I can deal with her, she could never tempt me.” He added with a smile.Elena looked up at him, and there was a huge part of her that felt lucky that the person she had always loved will never cheat on or abandon her again.Bu