Who Knew My Assigned Mechanic Husband Was a Big Shot? novel Chapter 168

All Sloane could hear echoing in her mind were his cruel words: *He was only marrying her to reproduce.*

So what if they were reunited?

"Right, a rare twist of fate! All so I can just be your baby-making machine!"

Sloane yanked her arm free and bolted.

Logan sprinted after her, frantically trying to explain. "You're mad about what I said that day, aren't you? I can explain what was happening!"

Sloane didn't want to hear it.

She had heard it with her own two ears. How could it possibly be fake?

She kept running, and he kept chasing.

She thought she was sprinting as fast as humanly possible, but Logan effortlessly kept pace with a light jog. Anyone watching would think they were just out for a post-dinner run by the beach.

Realizing she wasn't going to stop, Logan reached out, grabbed her hand, and forcefully pulled her against his chest.

He wrapped his arms around her tightly, trapping her in place. "Stop running! What I said that day... I was talking to an enemy. I said those things purely to protect you. I couldn't let them know you were my weakness."

Trapped in his unyielding embrace, Sloane couldn't break free no matter how hard she struggled.

Breathing in his familiar, masculine scent, the memories of their time together came rushing back.

For a split second, her heart softened.

But the words he had spoken that day were simply too real.

They were so real that every single night before she fell asleep, those exact words echoed in her mind.

Every single time she remembered them, she cried.

"Logan, let me go!"

Logan loosened his grip slightly, thinking she wanted to talk.

Instead, the second she had leverage, she shoved him away and bolted furiously back toward the hospital.

Logan stood frozen in place, utterly bewildered.

He had just explained everything, hadn't he?

Or did this mean her feelings for him were truly dead?

*

Sloane sprinted all the way back to her hospital dorm.

The moment she slammed the door shut, she collapsed onto her bed and buried her face under the pillows.

Her mind was still reeling.

She and Logan had actually run into each other on this remote island.

And he was the Major.

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