He Was Her Ex-Brother-In-Law Chapter 10

He Was Her Ex-Brother-In-Law Chapter 10

I stumbled backward. The fire spread fast. 

Hungry. 

The bodyguards rushed forward, but Celeste 

had doused the stairwell in gasoline. They couldn’t 

reach me. 

I ran to the window. I would’ve jumped, but the 

ground floor was burning too. 

Celeste was laughing. 

“Go ahead. Jump. 

Splatter or burn. Doesn’t matter. You die tonight 

either way.” 

you.” 

I stared at her, and the fear just… vanished. 

“You hate me because Asher chose me. Not 

“But has it ever crossed your mind? Even if I 

didn’t exist, he would never choose you.” 

Her face warped. 

“Shut your mouth!” 

“Because you were never what he wanted. 

You just can’t stand losing. You can’t stand losing 

to me.” 

“I said shut up!” 

She raised the lighter and charged at me. 

floor. 

I sidestepped. She lunged past me and hit the 

The lighter skittered away. But the fire had 

already taken control. 

The ceiling began collapsing. Smoke burned 

my eyes blind. 

Celeste lay on the floor, coughing and 

choking. 

1. up. 

I hesitated. Then I reached down to pull her 

Her hand clamped around mine. Her nails dug 

into my flesh. 

“Sienna Sinclair. Who are you 

trying to be? A saint?” 

I shook her off and ran for the window. 

She scrambled up and came after me. 

“You’re dying with me!” 

Then the window shattered from the outside. 

Asher crashed through, covered in flames. 

“Sienna!” 

He grabbed me and shoved me toward the 

window. 

“Jump!” 

“Where are you…” 

“I’m right behind you!” 

Below, the firefighters had the air cushion 

ready. 

I closed my eyes and jumped. I hit the 

cushion and bounced. 

Asher landed right beside me. 

His body was burned everywhere. But his 

eyes were locked on me. 

“Are you okay?” 

I was sobbing. 

“I’m fine. You?” 

He smiled, barely, and pulled me tighter. “III 

make it.” 

Up above, Celeste stood at the broken 

window. She stared down at us, hollow–eyed. 

The firefighters surged up and pulled her out. 

She was rushed to the hospital. Third–degree 

burns across most of her body. She lay in the ICU. 

Unconscious. 

A month later, Asher’s burns healed. 

My grandmother was discharged. 

My mother and Veronica never came looking for me again. 

Asher rented out a private island. He invited at handful of friends. Simple wedding. Nothing 

elaborate. 

I wore a white dress. He wore a black suit. We 

stood at the edge of the ocean. 

Sinclair. Will you marry me?” 

“Sienna 

I smiled. 

“Yes. I do!” 

He bent his head and kissed me. 

The wind came off the sea, salt and warmth. I 

closed my eyes. 

day. 

I’d waited so long for this