Chapter 1 Prologue–Six Years Ago
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“Rosa, I’ve heard you broke up with Thomas and are now seeing that talented musician from the music department. Is that true?”
Rosalie Hawthorne had just finished her anatomy class when one of her curious classmates approached her and asked a question.
With a small smile, Rosalie confirmed, “Yes, it’s true!”
“No way! You were so crazy about him before. How could you just end things? Are you alright? He’s Thomas Lange, after all. Lots of girls are into him. How can you not appreciate what you had?”
Rosalie responded seriously to her classmate, “To be exact, I was crazy about his money!”
Her classmate stood there, mouth agape.
Those words were pretty harsh.
“I’ve already got a million, so it was time to leave him!”
Rosalie said this with a look of triumph and satisfaction.
Her classmate tried to respond, but before she could get a word out, she gasped, “T- Thomas …”
Across the way, Thomas Lange stood, a tall, imposing figure with a cold, intense stare that seemed to cut right through Rosalie as if he could see straight through her.
Rosalie caught her breath, her hands tightening.
She had actually noticed him approaching a while ago.
And she had deliberately spoken those words loud enough for him to hear.
“Rosa, I have to go handle something. See you later…
Her classmate quickly made an excuse and escaped.
Thomas took a step closer to her.
With each step he took, Rosalie felt a tightening pain in her heart.
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Chapter 1 Prologue–Six Years Ago
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His towering presence cast a shadow over her from head to toë.
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His distinct scent invaded her senses sharply, causing her nose to tingle and her eyes to well up with tears, though she fought to keep them at bay.
“Say it again, to my face!”
His voice was hoarse yet eerily calm, a calmness that those who knew him recognized as the precursor to a storm.
Rosalie’s breathing tightened.
We’re
After a moment, she mustered the courage to look up at him and said, “I approached your mother for that million myself! Also, it’s always been George that I loved, not you. done, completely done … Mm!”
Before Rosalie could finish, he cut her off, his cold lips crushing against hers.
Suddenly, he became ferocious, pinning her against the wall, tilting her chin her mouth, claiming her unique taste, invading her space …
up, dominating
“Mm!”
Rosalie pushed against him with all her might, “Thomas, stop! Let go…”
“It’s not up to you to decide when it’s enough!”
Thomas pressed his solid frame against her slender one, his gaze burning down into hers with veiled fury. “You should have known that you don’t get to decide how our story ends after getting involved with me!”
Thomas‘ hand moved boldly under her clothes!
He was doing this deliberately!
He was provoking her, infuriating her, even driving her to the edge of despair!
“No!”
Rosalie screamed, struggling to control his invasive hands, “Thomas! You’re a monster. “Monster? I am a saint compared to what you’ve done!”
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His hand, now unchecked under her clothes, became even more aggressive as his anger flared.
Rosalie inhaled sharply, her eyes welling with tears. “Fine, if that’s what you want, then let’s make it clear! Another million! Give me one more million, and I’ll let you do whatever you want with me! Is that what you want?!”
Thomas’s grip on Rosalie abruptly halted.
His fingers turned ice–cold.
Rosalie trembled.
His hand stiffly retracted from her clothing, and Thomas’s voice was chillingly harsh as he said, “Rosalie, we’re done for good!”
With those words, he pushed her away in disgust, turned, and walked away without a second glance.
He was the one who decisively ended it.
Rosalie slumped to the ground, her face ashen, clutching her aching stomach.
Blood began to seep through her clothes ….
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