Do You Still Love Me When We Meet Again? (Aubrey and Damon) novel Chapter 4

at the hospital.

ubrey paid the bills and walked out of the hospital, receipt in hand.

Caleb caught up to her, grabbing her arm. “So, have you given any thought to my suggestion from last time?”

ubrey angrily yanked her arm free. She whirled around, glaring at him. “You’re out of your mind!”

Caleb’s face twisted into a furious scowl. He gritted his teeth, hands on his hips, embodying the arrogant belief that she owed him everything. “Aubrey, Il you have to do is marry me. I’ll drop the eight hundred thousand dollars in compensation, and you won’t have to pay a dime for my dad’s medical ills. I’ll even meet your mom’s demand, taking out a six hundred sixty thousand dollar bank loan as a settlement for our families. Our families‘ feud? Viped clean, just like that.”

Aubrey couldn’t even bring herself to speak.

Another look at him would make her stomach churn.

iting back a scathing retort, she just kept walking.

Caleb strode after her, grabbing her arm again, his voice menacing. “Your mom already agreed, so what are you being so difficult for=”

Then go marry my mom!” Aubrey snapped, cutting him off.

Caleb’s jaw twitched with anger, his eyes glinting with predatory certainty. He hooked a hand around the back of Aubrey’s head and yanked her

orward.

It’s your damn luck I’m even looking at you,” he snarled. “My patience is wearing thin. Don’t make me take what I want, because I promise you, you von’t be able to handle it.”

Nausea churned in Aubrey’s stomach, threatening to make her throw up as his filthy hand stayed hooked around her head. She glared at him, each word ripping with venom. “This is a lawful society, Caleb. If you dare lay a hand on me, I will make sure you spend the rest of your life in prison.”

Oh, please! Don’t try to lecture me about the law,” Caleb scoffed, his arrogance boundless. “This is what your father owes our family, and it’s only ight and fair that you repay it.”

Aubrey stated firmly, “My father is innocent.”

he would get the verdict overturned. They wouldn’t receive a dime in compensation, and they would have to pay back the medical expenses. Her ather had served five years for a crime he didn’t commit, and the court would owe him restitution.

Caleb sneered, “He was sentenced to over twenty years. Still innocent?”

Aubrey forcefully pushed his hand away, not wanting to waste another second talking to him.

she strode away, Caleb’s angry roar echoing behind her, “Aubrey, you’re mine. You’re not getting away from me.”

Aubrey felt her ears were being polluted, and she quickened her pace, taking larger, faster strides.

Talking to someone so ignorant of the law was sickening.

A week later, at one in the morning.

Aubrey was deep in a hazy sleep, jolted awake by the insistent ringing of her phone. She fumbled in the dark, expertly swiping the screen before bringing it to her ear. “Hello….?”

“Bree… I’m not getting married, boo–hoo… I’m breaking up with Ryan…”

Sierra’s drunken sobs came through the phone.

Aubrey was instantly wide awake. She shot up in bed, her voice laced with concern. “Where are you? Have you been drinking?”

They were only fifteen days away from their wedding. The marriage was registered, invitations sent, wedding photos taken, and the venue booked. All that was left was the ceremony itself.

They couldn’t just break up.

Something huge must have happened.

She quickly threw back the covers and got out of bed. “Sierra, where are you?”

“The Corner Lounge.”

“Stay put. Don’t go anywhere. I’m coming to get you right now.” Aubrey quickly pulled open her closet and snatched out some clothes.

Damon, cool and regal in a black shirt and black pants, had eyes that were dark and unreadable, his gaze settling steadily on Aubrey.

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