AllFreeNovel
Share Us
The pain and anguish she heard in his voice stabbed her already aching heart. Every fiber of her body wanted to accept what he said, but she couldn’t. Not only had he lied, he had cheated on her.
“There’s nothing to work out, Gray.” Grief and despair tore at her as she walked away.
She held it together just long enough. When she locked the bedroom door, her teeth began to chatter as her body trembled.
Why? Why bother acting like he loved her? Why sneak around with someone else? There had been nothing holding them together; he could have said goodbye at any point. Was he the type who found it more exciting to sneak around behind someone’s back? And why bother trying to convince her otherwise now? Was one woman not enough for him? Did his male pride require a whole harem of women lusting after him?
The door handle rattled. When Gray couldn’t open the door, he knocked on it. “Let m
e in so we can talk.”
Kiera swallowed the sob that rose in her throat. She needed to pack. When she got home, she’d give into the despair. Right now, she needed to get as far away from Gray as possible.
Crossing the room, she grabbed her suitcase from the closet.
“Kiera, I know you can hear me. Don’t leave like this.”
Her hands shook as she grabbed her clothes and stuffed them into her suitcase.
“Please say something.” Gray’s voice cracked.
He wanted her to say something? Fine she’d say something. “Get me a separate room for the night.”
A thud echoed through the door as if he’d slammed his head against it.
“Give me a chance to explain.”
Kiera pulled the door open and Gray pitched forward into the room.
“Some things you can’t fix.”
Damn it to hell. This wasn’t happening. Now, more than ever, he wished he could tell her the whole truth about his job with the Agency. Since he couldn’t do that, he had to make her believe him some other way.
“You mean the world to me. I would never do anything to hurt you.”
Tears glistened in Kiera’s eyes, the sight increasing the pain in his chest.
“You really expect me to believe you? I’ve caught you in lies twice now and you’ve been photographed with someone else.”
He asked a lot, but he had no other option until she was cleared by the Agency?
“The Russian project is just about done. After that, I’ll have no reason to work with Nadia Danilova again.”
She didn’t answer. Instead, she went back to packing. “Just get me another room, Gray. I’ll fly home tomorrow. Goodbye, Gray.”
Kiera walked passed him, not bothering to turn around when he called out to her. Icy fingers gripped his heart and he turned toward the bedroom door. He had to convince her that nothing had happened. Things between them couldn’t end like this.
He ran out of the bedroom. “Please Kiera don’t leave. I love you. You’re the only person I want to be with.”
She stopped walking and looked at him. “I wish that was true, but I don’t think you know what the word love means.” She took a few more steps and pulled open the door. “Don’t bother me again tonight, or I promise I’ll call hotel security.”
The door slammed shut and Gray bowed his head as he leaned against the wall.
He hadn’t cheated on her, but he had lied to her. Although he never meant to hurt Kiera, she might never forgive him.
Raw grief ripped through his body. He needed her like he’d never needed anyone before. He’d make things right. He had no other alternative.
Left with no other choice but to wait, Gray called the front desk. If Kiera planned to get her own room, he’d at least make sure he got the bill for it.
