Like he was hot or wanted to jump out of his clothes, he takes off his blazer and puts it neatly on the back of his chair. He looses his tie and unbuttons the first few buttons of his shirt. "Clarissa." He breaths out and pinches the bridge of his nose. 

Oh no... he was calling her by her full name. Why? What did she do? What was so upsetting about wanting him back? "What?" She whispers  "Is Regina still in your life?" 

"Clarissa." He drops himself back into his seat and lets out a breath. He puts his elbows onto the desk and steeples his fingers together. This was how he acted when he was stressed or backed into a corner. 

"Jacob, I know I wasn't perfect..."

"Stop." He shows her his palm. "I don't want to hurt you anymore."

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Part 3 in The Unwanted Series (The Alden Sisters)


BAD WIFE

UNEDITED
Let's go forward to the present time.
"Hold on." Clarissa interrupts. "Did you say you were her husband?" She asks Nikolai.
"Yes." His hooded eyes didn't shift from his ex-wife as he calmly responded. "Not surprising she still hasn't mentioned the fact."
Baylee shakes her head. "No n...

Prolouge

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24 

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39