The Forsaken Heiress: Becoming The Enemy’s Bride
Adopted into a wealthy family at a young age, Axelle always believed she had finally found the love and security she longed for. But behind the lavish dinners and polite smiles, dark secrets festered, and Axelle soon learned the hard way that blood may be thicker than water, but it can also be deadlier. When she catches her husband—the man she trusted with her heart—in bed with her sister, Axelle’s world shatters. Her heartbreak deepens as she realizes that this betrayal is only the tip of the iceberg. The family she sacrificed everything for has set her up to take the fall for their crimes, using her as a pawn in a game she never asked to play. But Axelle is no longer the naive girl who once craved acceptance. With nothing left to lose, she turns to the last person anyone would expect—her family's most dangerous enemy.
CHAPTER 72
MILES
Renee lay sprawled across the bed, her body bare and her chest rising and falling with the deep breaths of exhaustion. Her flushed cheeks and lazy smile told the story of the pleasure I had brought her, a satisfaction that left her completely spent.
I entered the room quietly, balancing a glass of milk and a bowl of fresh fruit on a tray. Setting it carefully on the bedside table, I leaned in close, brushing my lips against her forehead in a tender kiss that slowly trailed down to the curve of her neck. Her soft hum of approval satisfied me. Even in her state of fatigue, I could feel the way her body responded to me.
"I brought the fruit you asked for," I whispered into her ear. A soft chuckle escaped me as I pulled back, enjoying the way her lips quirked into a lazy smile.
Renee stirred, her eyelids fluttering open, one at a time. She stretched languidly, her body arching slightly as she yawned, before taking hold of my hand to steady herself.