pte

e contract with you and ghosting me," Ruby yelled in annoyance

silence on the oth

ed by his silence, "You went two weeks without speakin

p voice replied, "You're my wi

sense. And I'm at work right now, so

ered, "I don't want my contracted wife working in a plac

e flushed

u can't just dictate my life like that! I won't q

You signed a contract, and you'll uphold it. My dri

eaving Ruby in her fr

get to such a mes

e man who had seemingly disappeared for two wee

ght he could make things work in his

be his toy, tossed ab

to sign a marriage contract with a man whose history

same person

still there

do you mean? How do y

"Our devices are linked. I monitor your location anytime I desire

devices? When and how did that

e door. I want you to be ready by the time m

ee to getting

before she even fin

off her work apron, let dow

ck car pulled up beside her, the driver's window

asked me to

lled h

se, ge

sleek black car, recognizing the driver fr

e background, someone she ju

xo

d into the car seat, "I'll make this an exception, Ruby. I d

ha

eyes, "I shall pay you thrice the amount you make

t on a dark shade of glasses and turned his neck the other way

lothing store. When they got in, Jax

no idea as he had his glasses on. He watched how her face lit up with delight as she

rry about money. I'll cover the cost of the dress

and he realized, for the first time, how beautiful she

how the other women in the store shot glan

dry and her s

er her breath, "He's not even you

men tried to get his attention. Yet, he took off his shades a

ut within

ged from the dressing room in a si

flushed slight

omething nice to her when she w

atement at that party." He said, str

fe? His own way of "making a statement to anyone who cared

to beckon one of the sales reps to collect the gown from Ruby. He asked her to p

on asked her, "Have you ever been a

her head i

rthday parties? Do

and was thrown aback by the

o I have another big obligation as y

do. You must be careful enough not to mess this o

nod

viduals will be there. It's a good thing th

mas

plied, ignoring her question. "And remember, Ruby, you're to avo

n. A masked party? Why did he want her to tag along if he didn't want peo

ment, Jaxon turned to her. "I'll pi

ub

ha

that you badly needed a wife, the le

eyed her. "Ruby, you'r

an eyebrow

tract. It is time to play to my r

the car door and gra

of his stare burning dow

m," Jaxon calle

ar sp