The Favor

by Suzanne Wright

Dane had a reputation for being someone you did not cross or underestimate. He was driven. Relentless. Assertive. Unforgiving. Intimidatingly intelligent. Richer than God. And, until several months ago, married to his job. Now he was married to me. He was also my boss.

“They’re my rings on her finger. It’s my name she’s taken. It’s my bed she shares. She is mine. So whether you care for her or not isn’t fucking relevant.” Owen swallowed. “She was mine first.” “And you should have held tight to her. You didn’t. You let her go. That was your mistake.”

“I said, you’re nothing to her now,” Dane calmly repeated. “You had her. You lost her. Now I have her, and I intend to keep her.”

“Dane, he’s not worth it.” “No, he’s not. But you are.”