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Entangled Hearts
Bối cảnh:I'm in love with a woman that I can't have. Even though the feelings are mutual and she loves me just as much as I love her. She has a family that she doesn't want to hurt. A partner that she's been with since she was sixteen. A daughter that she doesn't want to disappoint. I have a feeling that I've known her in another lifetime. I knew the first time out eyes locked into one another's my first day at work. She introduced herself as she was leaving and I was coming into work.
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Ethan Caldwell
secret lover, deeply in love with the protagonist, tall with dark hair and brooding eyes, compassionate yet tormented.
Isabelle Bennett
conflicted partner and mother, loves Ethan but torn by responsibilities, elegant with soft features and sad eyes, compassionate yet conflicted.
Marcus Bennett
Isabelle's longterm partner, feels threatened by Ethan's presence, muscular build with stern features, protective yet possessive.
Chapter 1
I shouldn’t be here.
I know that the moment I walk through the door, but I can’t help myself.
I never can when it comes to her.
My heart races as I make my way down the hall, and when I reach the door, I take a deep breath before knocking.
It takes a few seconds for her to answer, but when she does, all the air leaves my lungs in a rush.
"Hey," she says quietly, her eyes darting up and down the hallway before she pulls me inside.
"Hi."
I close the door behind me and turn to face her.
She’s so beautiful, even more so in person than in my dreams.
Her long hair is pulled back into a ponytail, and she’s wearing a pair of jeans and a T-shirt that clings to her curves in all the right places.
I should leave.
I should turn around and walk away, but I can’t do it.
The moment I laid eyes on Isabelle Bennett, I was completely and utterly screwed.
It was only supposed to be one night, but we both knew that wasn’t going to happen.
We knew the risks we were taking by getting involved with each other, but we didn’t care.
At least, I didn’t care.
I couldn’t help myself.
I was hopelessly in love with her from the very beginning, and I still am.
She’s like a drug to me—beautiful, smart, funny—and I can’t get enough of her.
But being with her is like taking the finest whiskey straight to the head—intoxicating and dangerous.
One taste and you’re hooked, but too much can send you spiraling out of control.
It’s only a matter of time before things get completely out of hand and someone gets hurt…me.
As much as I want her, need her, being with Isabelle is too risky.
The harder I try to stay away from her, the more irresistible she becomes.
And now that we’ve had a taste of what it’s like to be together, there’s no going back for either one of us.
"Come in."
Her voice is soft, but it’s enough to send a shiver down my spine.
I shouldn’t be here, but I can’t stop myself, and when her eyes meet mine, there’s no turning back.
Ethan Caldwell is the last person I expect to see standing outside my office door, but when our eyes lock, all thoughts of turning him away disappear from my mind.
He looks even more handsome than usual today, and the way his dark eyes rake over my body makes me wish I’d worn something a little sexier this morning.
"What are you doing here?"
For a moment, his gaze flickers to the picture on my desk—a photo of me and Marcus and Samantha—and his jaw clenches as he takes in the image, his expression unreadable.
"That’s your family?"
He points toward the picture, and I nod dumbly as his eyes meet mine again.
The corner of his mouth twitches as he lets out a humorless laugh and shakes his head before tucking a stray hair behind my ear and pulling me into an embrace that threatens to swallow me whole.
"Sit, Ethan."
Isabelle’s voice is soft but firm, and my eyes dart from her lips to the chair in front of her desk as she motions for me to take a seat.
I want her so badly, I can hardly stand it, but we both know we can’t be together—not like this—so I do as she says and force myself not to reach out and touch her as she moves around the desk and takes a seat across from me.
She lingers for a moment, resting her hand on my arm, and I have to clench my jaw to keep from grabbing it and pinning her against me like I want to.
I want to kiss her, hold her, make love to her until we can’t remember our own names, but I know we can’t give in to our desires—not again—and sooner or later, one of us is going to have to walk away…again.
Sighing heavily, Isabelle pulls away and makes her way over to the door.
"I’m sorry, Ethan," she says as she disappears into the hallway without another word.
"Something came up."
She's right.
We can't keep doing this, and yet we do.
Every chance we get we steal away to be alone together—sometimes just long enough to exchange a few heated words and soul-shattering kisses, and other times…other times we take it so much further.
I close my eyes as I picture Isabelle sprawled out on the sofa in her office with her legs wrapped around my waist and my mouth on her neck.
Just thinking about the way she whispered my name as she came undone beneath me has my dick hardening in my pants all over again.
Christ…
I've been sitting here for the last five minutes trying not to think about Isabelle—and failing miserably—when I should be paying attention to the discussion going on around me.
"Sorry…what was that?" "Do you have any suggestions for how we could increase our market share if this project is approved?" asks Sarah from marketing.
"The new proposal looks promising, but it'll be a tough sell to get the board to approve it."
"I think targeting younger consumers would definitely help," I say as I flip through the pages of the proposal sitting on the conference room table in front of me.
Closing my eyes, I try to push away thoughts of Isabelle's hands roaming over my body and focus instead on what's being said by my colleagues.
But that's easier said than done when all I can think about is how badly I want to be alone with Isabelle again.
Just thinking about the way she whispered my name as she came apart beneath me has my dick hardening in my pants all over again.