Chapter 47

Chandra stared at the man appearing as if out of the blue before her. The man who managed to make her feel both this unbearable pain as well as this wonderful delight within her being. The man who made her see the brighter side of life, the one who gave her hope that she was much more than she perceived herself to be, that she deserved someone to love and being loved wholeheartedly and unconditionally in return. But that was all a lie, wasn’t it? It was all in her imagination. Now he was here to clarify that.

She backed away and rushed to stand behind her desk, putting some space between them.

“What are you doing here?” she asked, her voice shaking with emotion.

Sam wouldn’t let her escape him. He followed and stood right in front of her with only the desk separating them. “I’m here to see you.”

Chan glanced away because the intensity of his eyes made her nervous. “Why?”

Sam moved around the desk, caught her arm, and pulled her against him. Chan struggled in his embrace and demanded t