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

by Maya Alden

"It's not pride, Dean. I can't get

used to other people doing things for me, because when that stops, it's going to be harder for me to pull myself up." "It won't stop," I assured her.

"Really? I'm assuming Felicity doesn't know that you and I had a fling, does she?" I shook my head. ...

and I…I go back to school. Then Felicity finds out about us, she's going to think we still have something going o...

treatment. She's going to ask you to stop it to prove you're faithful to her, which you will because she's your wi...

to drop out again and find employment…start all over again." She dropped her hand onto her lap. "I ap...

me. I do. I just can't be dependent on you or anyone else. Like I said, Noe only has me, and I only have her. There i...

wide world who she can rely on but me. It's a risk I si...

"You've done enough, Dean, and I mean that in a positive way. Go back

to your fiancée and your life, and stop hanging out with the help. Felicity finds out you gave me a ride today and saw Noe, there will be hell to pay for

you and me. I need t...

"When you ask a question that you already know the answer

to, maybe it deserves such a reply, don't you agree?"

"I get why you thought Elika wasn't your intellectual equal 'cause she's superior to you.

"She's well suited for you. She has a PhD from an Ivy League school. She has all that polish. What

did you say? Intellectual equal? Yeah, she's that. I'm just a maid—I can talk to you about the best way to clean a toilet or how best to remove

a stain from a carpet. ...

"You and I have nothing between us, no common ground, nothing. I'm sure you've fucked a lot of women since

me—you definitely had before me—we've both moved on. It's inappropriate for you to come here, knowing that I'm working for the

resort you're a g...

"You think I'm trying to take advantage of you?" Hi...

now, raw, the calm exterior slipping. "I made a mistake. More than one, probably. But I'm not here to fuck you. A...

fiancée. I'm not looking for extras." There it was, the anger, the entitlement. He was in my cottag...

was throwing myself at him. "Good, because I'm not an extra; I'm the freaking main course," I said with more conviction t...

enough for you? Dean Archer, you are not good enough for me. I want to be with a man who sees people, not...

you're engaged to may have all the qualifications you want but none of the qualities required to ...

"I'm not going to discuss Felicity with yo...

"I don't want you to discuss anything with me," I retorted, my eyes boring into his. "Now get out before I tell Mr. Giordano that you are harassing

me by coming to my home."

"You're right. I should not be here." "Well, look at tha...

somet...

amico.

"She hates your guts, though." My father was amused.

She thinks you're a pseudo-intellectual snob and that I agreed with her on."

"Damian wants to punch me in the gonads." "Damian was always the violent one," Dad joked.