Dangerously Yours CEO

Bella’s POV

My heart raced as I walked down the long hotel hallway. Tonight was supposed to be the start of forever. After years of waiting and dreaming, I was finally engaged to Leo, the man I loved with everything in me. I had promised myself long ago he would be my first and last, the only man I would ever give myself to.

I had not told him I was coming this early. I wanted to surprise him, to see his smile when he opened the door and found me there. That smile had always been enough to calm every storm inside me.

I stopped in front of his door, my hand resting on the knob. My lips curved as I thought of his proposal. He had been so nervous, kneeling before me, his eyes wet with tears, his voice shaking when he asked me to marry him. That moment had been the happiest of my life.

I twisted the knob gently, but before I could open the door, I heard something from inside. At first I thought it was the TV, but then it came again, clearer this time. A woman’s voice.

“Hmmmm, harder, Leo.”

My heart stopped. That voice—Ciara.

No. Not her. My best friend could not be here. She could not be saying those words.

I shook my head, whispering to myself. “You’re imagining things, Bella. Leo would never betray you. Ciara would never do this.”

But my trembling hands betrayed me as I pushed the door open.

What I saw inside destroyed me.

Ciara was on top of him, her lips brushing against his skin, her hands pulling at his shirt. Leo lay beneath her, his face flushed, his eyes heavy and unfocused. On the table beside the bed, a bottle of alcohol stood half empty. He looked drunk, so far gone he could hardly move.

“Bella…” His voice broke through the air. He clutched at Ciara weakly, his words slurred. “Bella, don’t leave me.”

The sound was like knives. He was holding her, whispering my name, giving her what was supposed to be mine.

Ciara froze when she saw me. For a moment, her face flickered with panic, but then her eyes hardened, as if she didn’t care.

Leo’s gaze dragged toward the door. His eyes were unfocused, but his lips shaped my name again. “Bella…”

I couldn’t breathe. A sharp pain cut through my chest so deep it felt like I was being torn apart. I grabbed the doorframe for balance, but the tears blurred my sight.

My mind screamed with his promises. You are the woman for me, Bella. I’ll stand by you even at your worst. You’ve made me the happiest man alive.Lies. All of them lies.

I stumbled backward, unable to bear another second. My heart broke with each step as I turned and ran, the image burning itself into me.

By the time I reached my room, I collapsed onto the floor, shaking. My sobs came in gasps I