The Wolf Box Set by Penelope Sky
From Penelope Sky
I hope you enjoyed my deliciously dark romance. For those of you who are new to me, I've got something else for you to enjoy. It's called Wife. And it's basically about a man who falls hard for the woman he loves...but she leaves him. Years later, she needs a husband for protection, and he offers himself. Is it for love? Or revenge?
Here's a sneak peek:
“Mom, is it the eighteen hundreds? I don’t need an arranged marriage.”
“With your father gone, we need someone to oversee our empire. I’m too old to get re-married, and you haven’t had much luck finding a husband…”
“Because I’m not looking for one.” It took all my strength to keep the bitterness out of my voice. “And I can oversee our company. I’m perfectly capable—”
“I put some feelers out there and got some takes. There’s one young man that I’m fond of. Hades Lombardi.”
You’ve got to be kidding me. Not him. Anyone but him.
“I invited him over so you two could get acquainted.”
No need. I already knew him—very intimately. “Mom—”
She gestured to the butler, and he went to retrieve the man my mother wanted me to marry. “Just remember, your father was a stranger when your grandfather arranged it…and I loved him very much.”
Even with all his mistresses? All of his lies?
Hades stepped out onto the patio in a dark blue suit and tie. His eyes immediately went to me, like he enjoyed every second of my discomfort. His look was exactly as I remembered, so intense it swallowed me whole, but there was a sheen of rage across his visage now. It wasn’t like old times when we were happy. This was about revenge. Revenge because he asked me to marry him before—and I said no.
I was in trouble.
He sauntered right up to me, ignoring my mother like she wasn’t even there.
“I’ll let you two get acquainted…” She returned through the French doors and left us alone.
He hadn’t blinked since he locked his gaze on me.
“I’m not going to marry you—”
“Yes, you are.”
“I get a say in this—”
“No, you don’t. We both know I rule this city—and I’m the only one that can protect you, your mother, and all of your holdings. Not to mention, I rule the bedroom too, as I’m sure you remember.”
My cheeks flushed even though my eyes remained sharp like daggers.
“We will marry at the earliest convenience, and you’ll spend every night of that marriage earning my forgiveness. On your knees. On the bed. On your back with your legs wrapped around my waist. Is that understood?”
“No—”
His lips were on mine, in a soft but fiery kiss, his arm hooked around the small of my back. “Yes.”
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