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Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE
CHAPTER SEVENTY THREEBy day twelve, Cassie had stopped trying.She'd arrived at the hospital that morning with coffee from the place Dom used to like. She set it on the side table and he glanced at it like it was something that had no relevance to him, then looked back out the window."I brought you breakfast," she said, setting down the bag from the cafe downstairs. "They have those croissants you like."He still didn't respond. He just continued to stare out at the city beyond the glass like she wasn't even there. She sat down in the visitor's chair and opened the bag anyway, setting the croissant on a plate in case he got hungry later. The smell of butter and chocolate filled the room but he didn't react to it at all. This was their new normal. Him not talking, her trying anyway, pretending like his silence wasn't destroying her. She'd been here every single day since the accident. She slept there for weeks and even now, all she was being was supportive but all he was interested
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO
CHAPTER SEVENTY TWOPhysical therapy finally started. The therapist's name was David and he was professional and methodical and had no patience for Dom's attempts to push past what his body could do."You're going to damage the healing nerves," David said firmly when Dom tried to move his leg through a full range of motion during their first session. "We take this slow and steady. That's how recovery works.""I don't have time to take anything slow," Dom said. His jaw was tight, his hands gripping the bed rails."You have whatever time your body needs," David replied. "We're looking at four months minimum for you to walk without assistance. That's being conservative. You might need longer."Dom's expression didn't change, but Cassie felt something shift in the air around him."I'll do it in two months," he said quietly."That's not realistic…”"Two months," Dom repeated, cutting him off. "I'll push harder. I'll do the work but I'm not spending four months in this hospital."David loo
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONEShe sat there for hours, just holding his hand and downloading everything that had happened while he was out. She told him how her mother came to the hospital and her father showed up, destroying the small calm they had built with his anger and selfishness."There's something else," she said finally, because he deserved to know. "The car that hit us, it wasn't random. Someone did it deliberately. They wanted to..." She couldn't finish the sentence.But she could see in Dom's eyes that he understood. The fury that flashed across his face was so intense that for a moment he looked like a predator, dangerous and cold. He tried to move and gasped with pain, and Cassie immediately put her hand on his chest to keep him still."Don't. Please don't try to move. You're going to hurt yourself."But she could feel the tension in his body, the rage underneath the surface, the fact that he wanted to get out of this bed and find whoever had done this and destroy them. Now, even
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SEVENTY
CHAPTER SEVENTYDom made it through the surgery with flying colors and was showing signs of improvement. His brain was swelling less and his body was healing.Leo came into the room holding a tablet, his expression unreadable. He gestured for Cassie to follow him into the hallway."I have information," he said quietly. "About the accident."Cassie's heart rate picked up. "And?""The vehicle that hit you was a black SUV, registered to a shell company out of New Jersey but from the look of things, the company doesn't exactly exist. It's just a front. The investigator traced the financial transactions and found a burner phone was used to hire a driver for exactly twenty-four hours on the day of the accident.""Hire him to do what?" Cassie asked, though she already knew the answer."Hit your car. The investigator enhanced the highway footage and the impact trajectory shows it was aimed specifically at the passengers side. What made it look like a hit and run was the fact that after the hi
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SIXTY NINE
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE The waiting room was completely devoid of anything that might make a person feel better. Cassie sat in a plastic chair that squeaked when she moved, her leg bouncing up and down with a nervous energy she couldn't control.Leo paced. He'd been pacing for the last forty minutes, his phone in his hand, his jaw tight. Every few seconds he'd check the screen like the surgeon might text him an update instead of actually coming to tell them what was happening."It's been four hours," Cassie spoke quietly."Brain surgery takes time," Margaret said, squeezing her hand. "That's what the doctor said. He said it would take several hours.""But he said three to four hours. It's been four already.”"It's been four hours and fifteen minutes," she corrected gently. "And some of that time was preparation and positioning. The actual surgery time might still be within the expected window."Cassie nodded but the reassurance didn't help her stay still. Nothing did. She was suspended in
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHTSleep had only just begun to pull Cassie when a shrill alarm ripped through the silence.Her eyes flew open.Every monitor around Dom's bed flashed angry red as a rapid succession of beeps filled the room. The sound was so sudden and violent that for a moment she couldn't process what was happening. She was half-asleep and the alarms were like daggers cutting through the quiet of the hospital night.Dom's body was rigid as ever."What is happening?" she cried, jumping to her feet so fast the bed shifted beneath her.Two nurses rushed in, followed almost immediately by Dr. Osei. They moved with practiced urgency that came from having done this before, moving around Dom's bed with efficient precision."Ma'am, please step back," one of them said firmly enough that Cassie understood she wasn't welcome in their space anymore.She stumbled away, pressing herself against the far wall as they surrounded Dom. One nurse adjusted the oxygen mask on his face while another chec
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
The lead photographer, a weaselly man with a telephoto lens, smirked. "Public street, Mr. Hale. We have a right to—"Dom took a step forward and the photographer actually stumbled backward. Someone else captured the moment, this looked like little but just wait until the blogs generate juicy storie
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
Leo had practically forced his way into the kitchen to help. While his chaotic cooking methods earned him a terrifying death stare from Cassie, the final meal was incredible. He put on loud music, which filled the silence that had been suffocating them and whispered stories to Cassie that made her
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER TWO
Her dress was pooling around her like a deflated parachute. As she cried so hard her entire body shook terribly. She wiped away the tears that had completely blocked her vision.Three years.Three years of dinner parties with the Hales where Eleanor critiqued everything from Cassie's posture to her
Dumped by the Heir, Claimed by his Brother CHAPTER ONE
"To Marcus and Cassie," someone called out, and the sea of champagne flutes lifted in unison like a choreographed wave. The sound of glass clinking filled the air in celebration, each clink another nail in the coffin of Cassie's composure.The crystal chandeliers of the Grand Rosewood Ballroom cast
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