The Wrong Fiancée: Dean's Story (Marriage by Contract, #3)

by Maya Alden

here and drag me to Hong Kong if I don't." "And you won't miss her?" Dante asked. "I'll miss ...

My oldest brother, Duncan, knew the

Thatchers and liked Sam, who was down-to-earth and honest, but he never liked Felicity.

"Have you met her mother?" he asked me when I...

serious about Felicity. "Sure, but I still want to marry Felicity," I joked. "The vibe with this woman is ...

Ginny than Sam." "Come on, she's nothing like Ginny. First and foremost, she has a career and is not ever going to sit ...

my then-girlfriend. "It's not about careers; it's about personality. I just have a feeling. But then agai...

I remembered her as being fierce and passionate, but I'd never imagined her

with this kind of refinement. When we were together, I hadn't thought much beyond the fact that she was beautiful and fun—a fiery fling. A hotel

maid, back then. Or at least that's how I'd justified walking away from her. I was fully aware of...

Dean Archer is not Prince Charming, Elika. The guy is a douchebag who fucked you for two weeks, showed you what attention looked like, and then

dumped your ass because you don't have a degree. He's a shallow asshole.

"Are there sides to take here? You're his daughter, my future wife, and Elika cleans hotel rooms and serves drinks."

As soon as the words were out, I felt ashamed. I was lowering Elika to elevate Felicity. What the fuck was I doing? Felicity smiled and put her

Someone who wanted to hitch their life to that

bitch was as bad as her.

Mama was an orphan born and raised in Hawaii.

When she met my

father, they came together as two unwanted people. He was the illegitimate child of a Haw...

father from the m...

"Please think nothing of it. The fault was mine, Mr. Archer. I did knock, but I will be even more careful in the

future," I told him politely. "I'm afraid I have a shift to get to."

wait, is this the girl

whose father died in a car crash and her sister was paralyzed?"

"Elika Hamlet. Born February Nineteenth, Nineteen Ninety Eight. She started working for Giordano Resorts eight years ago when she

was eighteen. She worked part-time for a year…it says she went to the University of Hawaii. Looks like she dropped out. Since then, she's been working

full-time for us in Honolulu and now at Hale Moana. Exemplary employee. Her boss recommends he...

"She's Felicity's cousin," I told him. Dante chuckled. "Ah, that's why there are complaints in her fil...

your Felicity Thatcher." "What does that mean?" What the fuck? "Just that they made official complaints. We r...

are regulars, so we take extra care of…," he laughed softly, trailing off. "What?" "Elika's boss, who I know wel...

s...

that Elika is not responsible for the Thatcher family drama and no complaints from the family should be entertaine...

so."

"What are the complaints about?" "Stupid shit. She's rude.

She didn't clean properly. There's one from today…she walked in while you were having sex?" Dante sounded amused. "Seriously? How is

that her fault? She probably knocked, and you didn't hear her." I sighed. "Here’s what I’ve figured out a...

and Fee can’t stand Elika—for reasons that, as far as I can tell, don’t even exist. And honestly? I don’t know why I give...

"Why do they hate Elika?" I gave him the Cliff's Notes and then added, "I feel something

is off. Not with Elika but with Felicity. I thought she was all into family and generous, and now…." "You know I've never liked her,"

Dante pointed out. "I think she puts on a show…wears a mask, depending upon who she's with." "Nah, man...

or was I just defending her because I'd put my ri...

I'd chosen Felicity—intelligent, poised, and well-connected—because she fit. She checked off every box: Ivy League education,

PhD, perfectly respectable family, and the social graces to maneuver high society with ease.

"Felicity's got a way of making people feel like

they have to measure up," Theo added, breaking into my thoughts, "Like you're not worth anything unless you can impress her."

"I hear she's paralyzed." "Yeah, she can't walk. I went to see her once at Ka Pono, feeling obligated. She was bitter and…frankly, an asshole to

Elika. Like it's Elika's fault. Do you know why Elika works like a dog? She's paying for everything. She used up all her savings; she was going to

get a degree in art history, and she put all of that into Noe's rehab. So, now she works all the time. I even asked Uncle Sa...

Ginny told him not to. That man is so pussy whipped. I mean…wouldn't you find a ...

I'd been so judgmental, I realized. Elika had been saving to go to school but couldn't because she'd