her head falling back as she clung to the man before her. Her
ea, exhaustion claimed her, and she s
the depths of slumber. Her eyes fluttered open, memories fr
an, a shadowy figure with a strikingly handsome face that seemed oddly
throom door creaked open. A tall man step
hair, tracing a slow, tantalizing path down his sculpted abs before disappearing i
ching in protest. Her gaze locked onto his face
ld it b
icholas Bowman. The very same man who had move
voice barely a whisper as she st
and deliberate, eyes sharp as they bor
the air like a blade,
Nicholas, it was clear he
gh bubbled u
in her stepsister's place, f
offrey Bowman, was on his deathbed, he wa
the idea of a wife being thrust upon him. He even sent his assistant, Joshua Fletche
a business venture abroad, leaving Alison with nothing bu
at Nicholas had returned from abroad, but never
id over Alison as he reached into the bedside drawer. He pulled out a check, flicki
ison fumed. Who did this j
ble, like a noble who considered the world's concerns beneath him. His ex
r their hasty marriage, Alison had
et die. And now, as she looked at the man before her, a reckless idea took ho
bric draped over her as she moved with purpose, snatching up the check and tearing it in half
, a dangerous glint tak
though his voice dropped to a menaci
hat happened last night was just a little fun betwe
wickedly seductive. "What's the m
jaw tightening as a flicker o
ess and his ability to crush a
stepped closer, poking his chest with her finger, her voice dripping with mockery. "Honestly, I was q