Three Years in My Fiancé's Brother's Bed novel Chapter 5

Maya went rigid, color draining from her face. She shoved Carter off with everything she had and scrambled to the headboard with her knees tucked tight.

Carter frowned at her and raised an eyebrow. "Are you still mad?"

He rubbed his forehead. His voice was so similar to Cole's, only roughened by alcohol. If Maya hadn't overheard their scheme for Valerie, she wouldn't have known the difference.

Carter leaned in again, palms braced behind her, and their noses almost touching.

"I told you already. If I wanted her, I wouldn't be marrying you."

Carter dipped in to kiss her.

Maya jerked aside, gagged hard, and turned away as her eyes stung red. She shoved past him and rushed for the bathroom.

He watched her head for the bathroom, a crease pinching his brow. Something unreadable flickered in his eyes.

Inside the bathroom, Maya slid down the tiled wall until she was a tight ball on the floor.

Suddenly, she heard Carter's voice outside. "You hear that? She's dry heaving. Is she sick?"

A burst of chatter came through the open line. One of the guys said, "Be careful, Carter. When the truth gets out, she'll cling to you."

The words sent a chill down her spine, and a cold numbness crept into her fingers and toes.

Carter had left the call connected.

Valerie's voice followed. "Cole, Carter, you two need to stop..."

"Stop?" Cole's tone grew cold. "She's gone after you for long enough. This is the least she deserves."

"What if something's actually wrong with her?" Valerie asked.

There was a beat of silence before both men said at once, "No way!"

Cole's voice turned icier. "If she's faking it, we'll handle it. Right, Carter?"

Carter's throat tightened. "Yeah. Sure."

For a second, he felt his heart clench with pain.

Just then, Maya opened the door, her face white as paper.

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