Keep Me (Sinful Manor, #1)

by Sara Cate

“You’re still my wife, Sylvie. I’m not just going to get rid of you.” “Technically…” I start, about to point out the fact that we are neither real nor fake married anymore. “Don’t say it,” he groans. “We will be fixing that as soon as I recover from this bloody jet lag.” “What?” I snap, staring at him in shock. “Getting married?” “Yes,” he mumbles. I let out a gasp as I try to move away. “You’re not even going to ask me first?” “I don’t need to ask you,” he complains. “Why not?” I shriek. “Because I know what you’ll say. What the fuck is the point of asking?” “To be romantic!” I try to climb off the bed, but he doesn’t let me get far. Holding me around my waist, he pins me down to the bed, shifting his weight on top of me. I let out a howl of laughter as I struggle to get away, but he’s too strong. “Since when are you and I romantic, wench?” Putting his face in the crook of my neck, he growls, making me yelp as goose bumps erupt all over my skin. “Fine. I’ll marry you again, but you have to stop calling me names like cow and wench,” I say with a moan as his growls turn into kisses. “No deal,” he replies curtly. My arms wrap around him as I smile. Then I find my mind going back to the house as it so often does. “So…” I start. “Did you really give the house to your aunt?” “Yes,” he says on an exhale. “And you’re okay with that?” “It’s just a house. If it means that much to her, she can have it.” “Where will you live?” I ask, although I already know the answer. “With my wife,...