Twin Deception: A BWWM Billionaire Romance by Izabella Brooks Page A

to want to break things off. The bombing had changed all of that. Mostly because Luke had changed so much. It all made sense now. All the weird little things she had noticed afterwards. How different, how tender, how amazing Luke was. Luke hadn’t changed at all because he hadn’t even been Luke. It had been Connor the whole time.
                    Sadi wasn’t sure how angry she was. No matter what had happened this was the man she had married, whatever his name was. He had loved her for three years now. He had shared her bed, given her children, stood beside her when she was screaming with the pain of labour, nursed her and the children when they had been ill, held her when she cried, and celebrated her dreams.
                  That Connor had tricked her made Sadi so angry she didn’t know how she could ever forgive him. But part of her wanted to try. She had children with him. Children who loved and adored their father as much as she did.
                  What Connor had done was so wrong for so many reasons. When Sadi glanced up she could see the sorrow in Connor’s eyes. She could see regret. He glanced away before she could study him further.
                  “Sadi, if you can, please try and forgive me. We can get through this. I promise.”
                  “What about your brother?” Sadi asked harshly. “You stole his life. We are living in his house and have been for years! I was his fiancé, Connor!”
                  “I know.” Connor hung his head. “I know, Sadi. It was wrong. It was so wrong. Please, try and forgive me. I know it will take time…”
                  Sadi studied Connor’s bent head. She knew she loved Luke after the bombing more than she had ever loved  Luke before it. She had no doubt that she had loved Connor far more than she had ever loved his brother, and that she still loved him now.
                    Sadi stood up. She moved over to the couch where Connor was sitting. She placed a hand on his back lightly, as if she were almost afraid to touch him. He looked up at her. His eyes were different than before. There was something in their depths that she couldn’t quite read.
                  “I will try and forgive you,” Sadi whispered. “I still love you, Connor. Even after everything. We have children together. I can’t just throw away all the years we had or believe that they were a lie just because your name isn’t Luke.”
                  Connor nodded. When Sadi put her arms around him he was rigid and stiff. Something just felt different.
                    Sadi pulled away and looked into Connor’s face. “What’s wrong?” She whispered.
                  “Nothing,” Connor said.
                  He leaned forward and kissed Sadi. It was a passionate kiss, full of longing and regret and sorrow but it felt different as well. Sadi had been kissed every day by Connor for almost three years and something was off.
                    She pulled away again and studied him. Connor refused to look at her.
                  “Connor,” Sadi said, grabbing his face between her hands. “Look at me. What you did was dishonest and it was awful. But it doesn’t change the past three years. I can’t pretend like none of it happened. Like we don’t have two beautiful children as a result of our love. Do you remember on our honeymoon when I told you I was pregnant? How happy you were? How scared I was? I can’t pretend like all of our memories aren’t real.”
                  Connor hesitated but then he allowed a small smile. “Yes Sadi, I remember when you told me.”
                    Sadi wound up and slapped him hard on the face. She stood up from the couch, looking for something to throw at him. There were only a couple sparkly throw pillows so she picked those