A Divorce He Regrets (Alissa Nexus) novel Chapter 158

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DOMINIC

Fuck. This was not happening.

My heart did a double backflip as I turned my head and saw her lying next to me. The pounding hangover that had been pulsing through my skull disappeared replaced with ice-cold, steel-hard panic. Eliza. What in the hell was she doing here?

How could this have happened? My mind was racing to piece together last night's events. It had started out normal enough: a meet-up with my buddies, some drinks, some laughs. But beyond that? Nothing. My memory was a black void.

I stared at her, incredulity twisting my gut. This wasn't some nobody; this was Eliza, the same woman who'd broken out of prison a few days ago. Now she was here, in bed with me. Naked.

"Relax," she said, her voice oozing nonchalance, as if she hadn't just turned my world on its axis.

"Relax?" My voice came out hoarse, tight with the effort to keep from shouting. "Are you out of your fucking mind?"

She shrugged, a lazy smile playing on her lips. It made my blood boil.

I sat up, yanking the sheet around me as though it could protect me from the truth of what was going on. I knew my body. I knew myself. Nothing had happened. I'd swear on my life that I hadn't touched her. But to the world, to Faith, it would appear to be something entirely different.

Faith. My gut churned violently. She mustn't discover this. She would be shattered, wrecked. I could almost picture her face, the devastation in her eyes. Her father had cheated on her mum when she was little. This would crush her.

How could I possibly explain to her nothing had happened when all the proof pointed to otherwise?

I needed my phone. I had to call her. Let her know I was okay. Explain before she heard anything else. I started tossing pillows and covers, searching frantically. Eliza laughed, the sound shrill and grating.