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It still seemed surreal to find myself married. And to this man, no less.
I never expected to fall for him, but
It was a rough start—an unexpected one—but somehow it had all worked out.
also
way,
be
sold.
was
eyes.
my
of
a
was the Ruthless King in both the business world and the criminal underworld. That’s what everyone called me. Ruthless King. Unforgiving King. Just ask my fucking wife, who’d been missing for the past three years and six months. The memory of her betrayal still smarted. But
My father was the only person who firmly believed that not only was she alive, but that she was innocent.
my
At their joy-filled faces. I knew, without a doubt, I would never again depend on anyone.
His hazel eyes were so full of love and trust, and with his dark hair ruffling under the light breeze… God, how he reminded me of his father.
I
more
you
I hated the entire Romano family. They killed my mother and sister, and now my wife too. Not that I should mourn her, but the thought of never having that woman under me again did something to my sanity.
If she was dead, I’d never marry again.
My wife would be the death of me.
Money was the root of all evil, but we couldn’t live without it.
we might have been young, naive girls, but we wouldn’t be willing victims.
When it came to Grace, I didn’t give a shit about any meetings as
needed her like the oxygen I breathed.
“Fancy seeing you here, wife,”
“Don’t I get a hello, wife?”
“Hello.”
“Can it be a goodbye now too?”
“I don’t thi...
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“What do you want?”
“You’re coming back home with me.”
me.”
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my husband was a gorgeous man. If only he wasn’t such an asshole.
I had to admire my wife’s resourcefulness. The last time she slipped
She’d always had this effect on me, making me want to do right by her.
“Why
“Because you’re my wife,”
“I want a divorce,”
“I know you said divorce doesn’t happen in your world, but annulment does.”
“No.”
“...
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“Because I need something from...
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And in order to get an annulment, your physical presence is required in the U.S.”
Fuck, I hoped that was true. I was making shit up as I went. Her eyebrows scrunched as she processed my words.
The moment she had another man’s child, our marriage was history. No, the moment you pulled the trigger, your marriage was history.
One thing I knew for sure: I was sick and tired of being a pawn in everyone’s struggle for power.
“Sorry, buddy,” I told Matteo. “I don’t have any of that shit there. But Maria will get your milk from the refrigerator.”
