Flash Marriage To The Fake Comatose Billionaire

green waveform crawling slowly across the screen. The s

ot of the bed, reading the

this man, Cale Sterling, to be

s - fabric so thin it was almost see-through, the sho

ng. Sovereign Bay's former golden

ate, lips pressed into a thin line. Her gaze crawled slowly over Phoenix

d

od acting. Her fingers gave the hem o

She traded the title "Mrs. Sterling" for he

rin

nly its edge with her fingertips. The lid f

lay limp on the sheet - but the palm was broad, the knuckle

ll the way down, she had the faint sense that his finger sti

said, "you may k

ross his face. Beneath the sterile air

int metallic coldne

lickered through her mind: a dark hallway, emergency

They had fought. Her blade had cut his arm. His grip on her wrist had bee

she h

now - this scent, cedarwood and metal - it felt li

rely half a second. His skin w

ghtened u

e pushed it down. Impossible. A man in a year-lo

" Catherine said. "As of to

his briefcase. T

ready. Mind

es

n the floor for a second, then she lifted h

As Phoenix passed her, she didn't pause, but her fingers unconsciously

orway, sh

than a thought - like a breez

the bed, she paused for two seconds. Her shoulders tightened slightly,

th

ept w

otsteps were swallowed by the carpet, only the occasional c

ked two steps ahead

losed door. Her mind was doing its normal work: memorizing

ice - very small

hing

y. Not the touch - she had barely made contact for half a second. Not the f

ike a puzzle piece that didn't

e voice down.

ppeared arou

n at her son - two seconds. No touch. No goodbye. Not even a sig

oor c

ng, the green line crawling

onds of

finger - moved. Barely. Like an extra tremor after a pulse, like a

ything we