Married To The Wrong Bride

floor directly across from theirs, with floor to ceiling windows that faced their own,

ding and a tall, beautiful woman in a white coat stepped out, sunglasses pushed u

aire said, watching

ody had gone rigid again, the same

he said. "We ta

me she would be livin

seemed to catch himself. He exhaled slowly.

and felt something she had not expected to feel toward this

ire said quietly. "Whatever she i

r the first time, really seeing her, not as a placeh

ld you care

Claire said simply. "Even if ne

and unspoken, and Claire thought, just for a second, tha

im back behind his walls. He answered it, turned away, a

el took Claire to for a client dinner, seated three tables away, laughing too loud, touching her own collarbone whenever Nathaniel glanced her d

d. He started walking closer to her in public, his hand at her back firmer, more delibe

ment her dress, Nathaniel appeared at her side within seconds, arm sliding poss

he said, like the w

had not slowed for

o something else entirely. He still rarely smiled. He still kep

king at Claire too long, something fierce and possessive flar

in the hallway outside their floor, arguing in low, furious tones with someone ju

Van

r tone dripping with false sympathy. "I know you, Nathaniel. I know when you are

business anymore," Nath

anessa shot back. "People are already talking. They are asking

's blood

ropped lower, dangerou

Try

noticed her standing there, her heart hammering, Van

t had really happened between her and Nathan

lize that the most dangerous one of all might be standing right across t