The Wrong Bride (The Windsors, #1)

by Catharina Maura

I grit my teeth and take a step closer to her, placing my index finger underneath her chin. I tilt her face up toward mine and smile humorlessly. “I won’t be your dirty little secret, Mrs. Windsor. You carry my name, and you’ll do it with pride.”

“You will not turn to anyone but me, you hear me? If you want sex, I’ll give it to you. I’ll fuck you right here on this fucking desk if you want me to. Don’t even fucking dream of being with anyone else. Am I making myself clear?”

“Fuck everyone else, Raven. You’re my wife. It’s my honor and duty to make sure all your needs are met, whatever they might be—I don’t care if it’s the interior of our home, our wedding rings, or the way we interact with each other. If you want it to change, it’ll change. We didn’t start off right, but allow me to make amends, baby. This is new to me too, but I don’t do things half-heartedly. I’m a Windsor, Raven, and you know as well as I do that marriage means something in the Windsor family. The moment I married you, I became yours. Only yours. So take what you want. Ask for anything you want. If it’s within my power, I’ll give it to you.”

“I’m also your new boss,” he says as he pulls his hand away. “Since this agency is such a good fit for my organization, I bought it.”

“You, Raven Windsor, are the single most unexpected yet best thing that has ever happened to me. I wasn’t truly living before you. You drive me up the fucking wall in the very best way. You make me laugh every single day, and you, my beautiful wife, make me feel things I’ve never felt before. I thought I knew what love was, you know? I thought it meant compromise, selflessness, and patience. Now I know better. True love is maddening, all-consuming, and it’s fucking selfish, Rave.

“Raven Windsor, you are the love of my life. If you were to ask me when I fell in love with you, I’m not sure I could answer…because the truth is that I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love you. All I can tell you is that with each passing day, I love you more. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me, the light of my life, my favorite part of every day. You are the woman of my dreams, the one I thought got away. I wish I could go back in time and right the wrongs we’ve endured, but I can’t, baby. All I can do is promise you I will make up for the time we lost each and every single day we spend together. If you let me, I will do everything in my power to protect your smile, to bring you happiness. There is nothing I won’t do for you, Raven.”