My Substitute Bride Wasn't Supposed to Bite

obnoxious half-sister, Lydia, and the thrill was still singing in her veins. This called for a celebration. She let herself go, dri

ough that door is a guy, you go up and kiss him-right on the lips. No excuses. If you do it, I'll cover your drinks for a

kept her from realizing just how audacious this wager really was. Kissing

ned crop top, and ripped denim shorts. But the real statement was her makeup - d

ered man stepped inside, silhouetted against the dim

r!" Chloe urged,

ming to part for her. He was tall, so she had to tilt her head up, her eyes lan

eathed, rising onto her to

ips m

ocking second, somet

yanking her away. "Get off me," a voice snapp

bet was won. She flashed a triumphant grin back at C

slowed t

cut and eyes so intense they seemed to pin her in place. But

knew th

zines or soci

her - she had seen t

er throat, a strangled whisp

god.

the head of the Grant family, o

e rumors about him never ceased-some claimed he was grotesquely ugly, others that he preferred m

r and stepmother had used her beloved older sister as leverage, threatening her until s

idn't recognize

e hadn't. H

dark. He came to her room at night for wordless, intense meetings. He knew her body better than her face, h

coldness? She co

her. If leaving her breathless and unraveling her to the point of climax-again and again

ibs. She had to go. Now. She couldn't risk another mom

e fled the bar without

grabbed her headphones to ca

to hit dial, her phone li

Mr. Chambers fro

dy group stuff-on my way home now," she repli

n about thirty minutes. H