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  BETRAYED BY THE BOSS

  Loving The Boss Book3

  LEXI NOIR

  Contents

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  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Also by LEXI NOIR

  About the Author

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  Betrayed by the Boss

  Loving the boss Book 3

  Lexi Noir

  Chapter One

  “God, Say.” His voice is gruff as my orgasm starts to rise.

  “More!” I beg breathlessly, loving how intense his gaze is. This is how it is, how it’s always been between us.

  “Love you, Say,” he says as he thrust into me, his cock filling me, the pain of his thrust making it oh so better.

  “Everett, oh please, Everett,” I beg, I’m so close.

  He chuckles. “Relax, Say, just feel me, feel us.” I throw my head back as my hands claw at the sheets beneath me. “That’s it, just feel us.” He withdraws slowly from me, leaving just the tip inside of me, before thrusting hard into me. Pushing me deeper into the bed.

  “Yes.” I cry out. “More, harder,” I plead with him.

  His fingers tangle in my hair and he pulls my head toward him, his lips capturing mine. We’re all tongues and teeth, he’s biting my lip as he thrusts into me, my orgasm so very close that I can taste it.

  Beep, beep, beep.

  What is that noise?

  Opening my eyes, I’m blinded by brightness, lifting my arm to cover my face I groan in pain. Tears spring to my eyes as my body protests to the movement.

  “Say.” The hoarseness of Cass’ voice makes me frown, is she okay? What the hell happened? “Don’t move, Say.”

  “Cass? What’s going on?” I question, fear coursing through me.

  “You fell down the stairs. Say, you were bleeding.”

  I gasp as I reach for my bump. “Is the baby okay?” I open my eyes and blink harshly to try and get accustomed to the light. Finally, I’m able to see clearly.

  Cass has been crying, her mascara has been smudged on her face and her eyes are red and puffy. “You’re in the hospital, you’ve been here all day. I’ve been so worried.”

  A lump forms in my throat, she’s not said if the baby is okay. “Cass? Is the baby okay? Did I lose…” I can’t bring myself to say the words.

  “No, Say, but they’re worried, you were bleeding. I don’t much more than that.” She takes my hand and squeezes it tightly.

  “Where’s Everett?”

  Her lips form a thin line as sheer hate takes over her features. “He’s not been here.”

  I frown. “Where is he?”

  She shrugs. “I have no idea. The janitor found you. You’ve been in and out of consciousness since. This is the first time that you’re awake enough to talk.”

  My heart constricts as I remember what happened, everything comes flooding back to me as though it’s a movie reel playing for only me to see.

  I remember walking into Everett’s office, seeing him and Zara kissing, I remember the heartache and needing to get away. That doing so led to me being careless and falling to the floor. I can see the janitors face, how concerned he was about me, that he stayed with me while the EMTs were on the way, how he asked me if there was anyone that I wanted him to call and how desperately I wanted to say Everett but I couldn’t bring myself to say his name.

  The humiliation I felt is still there, knowing that he’s cheating on me, probably has been from the very beginning. A thought hits me, he’s not here because he’s with her. Zara. He has to be, where else would he be?

  “What has the doctor said?” I ask, needing to know what’s happening.

  She shakes her head. “Nothing much, I don’t think they can say anything to me, we’re not family.”

  “I’m scared, Cass,” I confess. “I can’t lose this baby.” I love it so much, just the thought of losing him or her kills me.

  Her hand tightens around mine even more. “Listen to me,” she demands. “You are not losing this baby. You’re strong, Say, and I know that this baby is too.”

  Tears begin to fall. “I’m so stupid, I should have trusted my instincts when it came to him. Now, I’m alone and humiliated.”

  “No, you’re not alone. I’m here for you, Say, I’ll always be here for you.”

  “Why did he do this?” Did I push him into her arms? Did I demand too much from him?

  “He’s a jerk, it’s best you know now, looks like we’ve both had a lucky escape.” She gives me a sad smile and I realize that she’s just gone through the same thing. She’s still hurting, she still feels humiliated. I hate that we both have been through this. “We’re going to wait for the doctor to come and then we’re going to see what we need to do to ensure that both you and peanut are okay.”

  “Thank you,” I sob, grateful that she’s here with me. My energy is waning, my eyes are getting heavy.

  “Love you, Say.”

  “I love you too, Cass,” I whisper as I close my eyes. It’s not long before I fall asleep.

  I’m awoken an hour later by Cass, she tells me that the doctor will be around in a few minutes. I’m glad she woke me, I need some answers, the pain I’m in is unbearable but I won’t take any drugs, I don’t want to harm the baby.

  “Ms Bright,” the doctor says as she comes into the room and stands beside the bed. “The fall you took has caused you to have a placental abruption.” She tells me as she glances at Cassie and I know that it’s not a good thing. My worry rises. “You were extremely lucky.”

  I scoff. “Lucky? I feel as though I’ve been hit by a truck and I have this placental abruption thing and you tell me that I’m lucky? I don’t feel very lucky.” As soon as the words leave my mouth I feel terrible, it’s not the doctors fault. “I’m sorry,” I say immediately. “I have no idea what a placental abruption is. I’m worried, is my baby okay?”

  She nods as she gives me a gentle reassuring smile. “I totally understand how scary this must be for you. You and your baby are both doing okay. However, a placental abruption is where your placenta starts to come away from your womb.”

  Cassie gasps at her words, I’m unable to speak as fear has me in a chokehold. “What does this mean?” Cassie asks, I’m so happy she’s here.

  “We’re going to keep Ms Bright here to monitor her, we want to make sure that the baby is growing properly and that there are no signs of early labor. If things are going as they should and the placenta doesn’t come away anymore, you’ll be able to go home, providing that you’ll take it easy.”

  I perk up at that. “I’ll be able to go home?”

  The doctor smiles. “I’m not making any promises, Ms Bright, right now, we need to ensure that both you and baby are okay. So you’ll be here for a couple of days at the very least.”

  I nod, anything to make sure that the baby is okay.

  “Also, try and relax, the less stress you’re under will be better for both you and the baby. I’m going to let you get some more rest, I’ll be back later and we’ll take a look at the baby and make sure that everything is as it should be.”

  “Thank you.” I really wish that she’d take a look now, I want to see my baby, I want to see with my own eyes that he or she is okay.

  Chapter Two

  “Good evening, Ms Bright,” the doctor says as she walks back into my room. “Are you ready to see your baby?”

  I nod. “Yes.” God, I’ve been waiting all day.

  She smiles. “Good, how are you feeling?”

  I groan. “Sore, every time I move, pain erupts from multiple parts of my body.
”

  “You’ll feel like that for a while I’m afraid, you didn’t break anything but you’ll have some bruising. They’ll fade eventually. Would you like me to prescribe you something for the pain?”

  I shake my head. “No, thank you.” I’m not willing to risk the baby’s health. The pain is bad but I’ll get through it. Besides, it’s not as though I can leave her. All I’m doing is resting.

  She smiles. “If you change your mind, or the pain gets worse, just let us know.” She reaches for the monitor and pulls it toward the bed. “I’m just going to lift your gown so that we can check the baby.” She pulls back the blanket and lifts my gown, quickly covering my legs back with the blanket.

  She puts gel onto my stomach and I wait with bated breath as she moves the wand against my bump. It feels like an eternity before I hear the rapid beating of the baby’s heart. So much relief washes through me that I begin to sob.

  “Say?” Cass asks, her voice full of concern. Her hand takes mine and she holds it tightly, offering me her unwavering support.

  “I’m just so happy,” I tell her. “I was so worried.” I turn my attention back to the screen, it’s hard to see through my tears but I can make out the baby’s profile as it moves on the screen.

  “Ms Bright…” the doctor begins.

  I turn and stop her. “Please, call me Saylor.”

  She nods. “Saylor,” she says with a smile, and turns back to look at the screen. “The placenta hasn’t pulled further away from your uterus.” She glances at me. “That’s good, the gap hasn’t gotten bigger. Which is what I was worried about.”

  I nod, grateful that she’s explaining things to me. I’ve no idea what happens now.

  “You’re not bleeding any more, which is also a good sign. You will have to stay here for a while, be on complete bed rest. You really were lucky, Saylor, things could have been a lot worse.”

  “What happens now?” Cassie asks, and I squeeze her hand, it’s as though she’s voiced my unasked question.

  The doctor continues to check the baby. “You stay here, we continue to monitor the baby as well as the placenta. You really do need to rest; have no stress. If the placenta pulls further away, it’ll mean that you’ll have to deliver a lot earlier than any of us would like.”

  “No stress, and I’ll stay in bed.” I promise her, I’ll do anything to make sure that my baby is safe.

  “We’re hoping that it’ll re-imbed by itself. I wish there was more that I could say to reassure you, but right now, all we can do is wait.”

  I nod. “Thank you, doctor.”

  “If you experience pain, or more bleeding, let us know,” she tells me as she wipes the gel from my stomach. “But it’s a good sign that it hasn’t moved further away.”

  I smile at her, I really like her, she’s reassuring while being straight to the point.

  “Try and rest,” she tells me as she walks out of the room.

  As soon as the door closes, the tears fall thicker and faster. I’m so scared, all I keep thinking about is that I could lose my baby at any stage. This is by far the scariest thing that I have ever gone through. Even when my mom was dying I wasn’t as frightened as I am right now.

  “This is good news,” Cass says. “I know you may not think it right now, but it’s good news.”

  I give her a shaky nod. “I know, I just keep thinking that if I move it could hurt the baby or make the placenta move,” I confess, I was stupid, I should have asked the doctor could that happen.

  She stands beside my head, her fingers running through my hair. “Say…”

  I lift my hand to hers that’s gripping the bed rail. “Cass, I can’t lose this baby.”

  She rests her forehead against mine. “You’re not going to, Say.”

  I close my eyes, my heart hurts more than it ever has before. “I’ve lost so much already. I can’t…” My voice cracks.

  “Shh.” She kisses my cheek. “Don’t, Say, don’t think like that. We have to stay positive. You heard the doctor, no stress. Positivity is the key here.”

  “Why isn’t Everett here?” He should be, this is his child too. He claimed that he loves me and yet when I need him the most, he’s nowhere to be seen.

  “I don’t know, but right now he’s lucky he’s not, otherwise he’ll be in the emergency room getting them to remove my stiletto from his ass.”

  Laughter bubbles up inside. “Love you, Cass. Thank you for being here.” She’s always by my side whenever I need her.

  “Always, Say. I’ll be here for you always. You’re more than my best friend, you’re my sister, always have been and always will be.”

  I cry harder. “Definitely, always.”

  “I’m going to go home for a while, and get you a few things that you’ll need,” she tells me and panic begins to rise. “I’ll only be gone a little while and then I’ll be right back.”

  I look at my best friend, the heaviness of her eyes, along with the bags underneath them. The sheer exhaustion that’s written over her face as well as the tear stained cheeks, she’s tired. “Go home and get some rest,” I glance at the clock on the wall. “Cass, it’s almost midnight, you’ve been with me all day.”

  She opens her mouth, no doubt to try and protest. “Please?” I plead with her. “I’ll sleep while you’re gone and I promise if anything changes, I’ll have them call you instantly.”

  I watch as her shoulders slump forward. “Go, it’ll be okay.”

  She nods. “I’ll come back first thing in the morning.”

  I smile at her. “I know.” Knowing her, she’ll be here before it’s even daylight.

  “Is there anything that you want me to bring for you?”

  “Can you swing by my apartment before you come back?” She nods. “Will you get mom’s blanket off my bed?”

  Her eyes well with unshed tears. “Of course I will.” She kisses my cheek once more. “Get some rest,” she tells me as she gets her bag.

  When she leaves, my tears fall unchecked, I’m missing my mom so much, if she were here she’d be right by my side holding my hand telling me everything will be okay.

  I didn’t get much sleep last night, I woke at least five times. The nurses were in and out of my room monitoring both me and the baby. The doctor will be back to check on us later this morning, I’m looking forward to seeing the baby again, I need to see him or her, I want to see with my own eyes that the baby is doing okay.

  I’m worried in case the placenta has moved even more. Every time I woke during the night I woke up in a panic thinking that something was wrong. I don’t think I’ve cried as much as I have since I was admitted to hospital. The fear I have has me in its grip and there’s no way that it’s letting me go until I know that the baby is okay.

  The door opens and I turn my gaze in that direction and see a pissed off Cassie standing there. “That man is insufferable.” She tells me as she slams the door closed behind her.

  I frown. “What man?”

  “He wouldn’t listen to me. I told him to stay the hell away, he’s caused enough pain and suffering.” Her face red and puffy, she’s been crying again, but I think this time it’s due to her anger. “That man is the reason you’re here. He should do the honorable thing and leave you be. He’s hurt you enough!” She stamps her foot, her lips pursing into a thin line.

  “Cass, what are you…” I stop talking when the door opens once again and in walks Everett.

  Fuck.

  Chapter Three

  “What the fuck, Cass? Why are you hiding her in here and why didn’t I know she was in here?” He looks up and sees my face and every last bit of color leaves him. He dashes over to me and takes my hand, but I pull it away. I don’t want him to touch me.

  Everett looks down at my hand. “Say? What is it? What happened? I was so worried when you didn’t come home. I tried to ring you and text you but you never answered.”

  “How did you find me then?” My eyes are like slits and my pulse is speeding up, I can
hear the heart monitor getting faster.

  Cass looks at Everett. “She can’t get stressed. You need to leave.”

  “Leave? That’s my woman and my baby. Why would I leave? Say, what’s going on?”

  “I don’t want you here, Everett. I saw you at the office. This is your fault. You’re the reason I’m in here.”

  “What are you talking about?” He grabs the closest chair and brings it to my bed. “I rang all the hospitals when I realized that there was something wrong. When I heard that you were here I dashed over straight away.”

  “It took you nearly twenty four hours to find me, Everett. Twenty. Four. Hours.” I close my eyes and take a few deep breaths. “This is your fault.”

  I hear his voice shake. “Is our baby okay? Are you okay?”

  “Not that it’s any of your business, Everett,” Cass says with venom in her voice. “They’re both okay. The placenta erupted and dislodged from the womb. She has to be on complete bed rest to give the baby a chance of surviving.”

  “I’ll sort it, Say. I’ll work from home so I can be there for you. We’ll make sure the baby is safe and that you rest.” He leans down and kisses me on the lips, but I move at the last minute so his lips land on my cheek. He must taste the tears that are silently rolling down my face, because he takes my face in his hands. “I love you, Say. I don’t know what happened or why you think it’s my fault, but I love you. I want you and our baby to stay safe.”

  Everett looks over to Cass. “Can I talk to you outside, please?” Cass starts to shake her head but then sees the look in his eyes.

  “Five minutes. That’s all I’m giving you.”