Skybound Ecstasy: The Possessive Pilot Who Flew Straight Into My Heart
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Chapter 9 Are You Punishing Her On Purpose img
Chapter 10 Why Not Choose Me Instead img
Chapter 11 I Can Wait img
Chapter 12 Does Your Offer Still Stand img
Chapter 13 What Do I Get In Return img
Chapter 14 Can't You Guess img
Chapter 15 Have You Made Up Your Mind img
Chapter 16 What Am I Jealous Of img
Chapter 17 I Wasn't Playing Games img
Chapter 18 Emergency img
Chapter 19 That's My Girl img
Chapter 20 What Nonsense Are You Talking About img
Chapter 21 Are You Really That Easy To Scare img
Chapter 22 What's With All The Sneaking Around img
Chapter 23 Lift Your Top img
Chapter 24 I Feel Like I'm Seeing A Whole New Side Of You img
Chapter 25 Not Here img
Chapter 26 That's More Like It img
Chapter 27 Find A Girlfriend img
Chapter 28 Were You Hoping To Murder Me img
Chapter 29 A Disruptive Passenger img
Chapter 30 You Need To Quit Your Job img
Chapter 31 Nina's Grand Idea img
Chapter 32 Did You Enjoy Your Night Out img
Chapter 33 You'll Never Be The Real Face Of This Family img
Chapter 34 I Don't See Your Name Written Anywhere In This Hallway img
Chapter 35 What Girlfriend img
Chapter 36 Are You Actually Jealous Now img
Chapter 37 Neither Man Was Worth Her Time img
Chapter 38 Organ Donation img
Chapter 39 Lost Contact With The Tower img
Chapter 40 A USB Drive img
Chapter 41 Who Are You Telling To Quit img
Chapter 42 Do You Recall The Promise You Made Me img
Chapter 43 Don't Disappoint Me img
Chapter 44 Have You Decided How You'll Thank Me img
Chapter 45 A Swimming Lesson img
Chapter 46 They're Getting A Bit Too Close Lately img
Chapter 47 Are You Talking About Me img
Chapter 48 That's Enough, Ashton img
Chapter 49 When Will You Make Good On Your Promise img
Chapter 50 The First And Last Time She'd Asked For His Help img
Chapter 51 Who Gave You That Idea img
Chapter 52 Take All The Credit For Himself img
Chapter 53 She Wouldn't Dare img
Chapter 54 Are You Coming Or Not img
Chapter 55 You Can Come To Me img
Chapter 56 How Is That My Fault img
Chapter 57 Get Away From Her img
Chapter 58 Ended Up In A Police Station img
Chapter 59 Had She Said Something Wrong img
Chapter 60 You Can Leave Now img
Chapter 61 What Were You Staring At img
Chapter 62 She Ignored Him img
Chapter 63 Let Ashton Take You Out img
Chapter 64 A Hickey img
Chapter 65 Gillian Betrayed Me img
Chapter 66 I've Been Standing Here Forever img
Chapter 67 Come By Tonight And Show Me img
Chapter 68 Ashton's Unusual Behavior img
Chapter 69 What Kind Of Reaction Are You Hoping For img
Chapter 70 Was She Surprised img
Chapter 71 You're On Duty Again img
Chapter 72 Are You Avoiding Me On Purpose img
Chapter 73 Why Would I Lie img
Chapter 74 Do You Really Think Playing Clueless Is Amusing img
Chapter 75 Are You Blackmailing Me Now img
Chapter 76 I'll Teach Her img
Chapter 77 That Isn't The Same Thing At All img
Chapter 78 Does That Plan Sound Good To You img
Chapter 79 Secret Admirer img
Chapter 80 Who Is She img
Chapter 81 Aren't You Going To Sleep With Me img
Chapter 82 Are You In The Mood img
Chapter 83 He Was Absolutely Messing With Her img
Chapter 84 Luke's Fiancée img
Chapter 85 You're A Better Match img
Chapter 86 May I Work With You img
Chapter 87 You're Standing Too Close img
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Chapter 8 Car Accident

Luke jerked back, pain etched across his face, and let out a muffled sound as he loosened his hold. His eyes, now cold and sharp, locked onto Gillian with a chilling intensity.

Fear gripped her, and she instinctively tried to put space between them, but Luke let out a dry laugh and tossed a small paper bag her way. "Relax, will you? I just wanted to see if you needed something for the pain. Call it a rare moment of kindness."

He brushed off his wrinkled uniform with steady hands and looked her up and down. "But let me give you a warning. Don't go making decisions about surgery to please Ashton. If you try to fix things for his sake, you'll regret it."

Without waiting for a reply, Luke turned on his heel and strode out of the lounge.

Gillian's hands shook as she stared at the bag, half-tempted to throw it away. But when she peeked inside, she saw it was ointment for swelling.

Heat rushed to her cheeks as she remembered the humiliation in the examination room, and Luke's mocking words echoed in her mind.

After a moment's hesitation, she tucked the ointment into her bag and hurried out, nerves still jangling.

Her palms were slick with sweat, but no one seemed to notice her distress as people bustled through the terminal.

One thing was certain-she would never let Luke get close again. She was done with his games and every twisted encounter.

Forcing herself to stay calm, Gillian found a busy corner to wait, finally feeling a sliver of safety in the crowd.

Soon, boarding was announced over the airport's speakers.

With a deep breath, she made her way onto the plane ahead of the other passengers. Right away, she spotted Luke standing near the first-class section, his mouth still faintly bruised from her bite.

His eyes found hers, darker than before. "Glad you could join us."

Gillian refused to acknowledge him. She focused on stowing her luggage, determined to act as if he didn't exist.

There were no other first-class passengers-if Luke decided to pull anything, she would have nowhere to hide.

He watched her with a trace of amusement, unaffected by her cold shoulder. He took her bag and slid it into the overhead bin without a word, and then disappeared into the cockpit.

After takeoff, turbulence struck and the plane rattled violently.

Shouts broke out near the front, and a few frightened passengers began to cry.

With shaky fingers, Gillian lifted the window shade, only to find a wild storm raging outside. Bolts of lightning slashed through the darkness, making the endless black sky look even more menacing.

All around her, flight attendants hurried up and down the aisle, trying to reassure frightened passengers. The turbulence just kept getting worse, rattling the plane and sending panicked cries echoing through the cabin.

Gripping her seatbelt so tightly her knuckles went white, Gillian tried to steady her breathing.

A moment later, a calm, familiar voice broke through the chaos, broadcast over the intercom. "Good evening, everyone. This is Captain Luke Moore. We've hit some rough weather, but my crew and I are here for you. We'll do everything possible to keep you safe and get you where you need to be."

His tone never wavered, and slowly, the panic in the cabin ebbed away.

Something in the way he spoke made Gillian feel as if his last words were meant for her alone.

The plane rocked and rolled, thunder rumbling all around, but Luke's steady hands on the controls kept them from falling apart. Bit by bit, he guided them through the storm's fury, and finally, the plane broke free of the clouds.

By the time the wheels touched down, Gillian's back was soaked with cold sweat.

She didn't waste a second disembarking, practically fleeing the plane to avoid running into Luke again.

The academic seminar stretched across three days, and for once, everything unfolded without a hitch.

Still, Gillian kept thoughts of surgery locked away, haunted by the threat of Luke's interference.

When the last session ended, she packed up and caught the first flight home.

She had barely set foot in the arrivals hall when her phone rang, the hospital director's tone brisk and urgent.

"Gillian, we've got a high-profile patient in a crash just outside the airport. I need you there now-assess the situation, stabilize if you have to."

"I'm on my way," Gillian answered, already moving. She flagged down a cab and relayed the directions.

The accident site came into view with one sports car overturned, debris scattered across the asphalt, twisted metal catching the afternoon light. The second car sat behind it, its front end battered but upright.

Gillian's breath caught. She stood motionless for a second, trying to process the chaos, when emergency crews swarmed the scene.

"Dr. Brown! Over here-we need you to evaluate the driver!" someone called out.

Snapping out of her daze, she rushed forward, just as a man's desperate voice carried from inside the crumpled car. "Please-can anyone get me out of here?"

A chill ran down her spine. That sounded just like Ashton.

                         

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