Substitute Bride: Trapped Her In His World

eck her. Now. I won't risk ca

's head as she stared, eyes swimming with tears, out the

e'd spoken about her, as if she were a piece of merchandise being checked for an expiratio

gainst her ribs, her nerves already in shreds. Two women and two

is photograph once in a business magazine

lerk finally appeared with the document she was required to sign. Once her signature was on the paper, she was left al

t Benedict did not tolerate disobedience. The authority rolling off h

The doctor is he

ed him instantly. He was the one who had brokered the marriage deal with he

her dress. It had belonged to her grandmoth

ked to the bed and

yanked her dress up, baring her for everyone to

his face. He was humiliating her. And he was enjoying it. A cold dread washed ov

" he mocked. "Don't tell me Ricardo Mu

sheets as if they we

hoed in her head. "Endu

ir honor-it all depended on

lla let out a low whimper as a sharp itch flared deep inside her. For a few minutes,

ikely she has a sexually transmitted infection. Once we have the results, we can begin treatment. I'll also schedule

transmitted

n the woman's voice. How dare she say such thing

d to pull a blank

his wrist. She remained on the bed, clutching the blanket like

gerously soft as he moved to the edge

air from her damp forehead, h

e you're pretending to be? Or is it because you're terr

fell open. She gasped, but no words came o

..

essia?" Benedict interrupted, a si

tand drawer and pu

mother was still alive. The father she never knew-the man who'd abandoned her mother the moment he learned s

ten. A judge had ruled she was to live with h

e became their servant, surviving on scraps and leftovers,

wave of pain, and new tear

with contempt. With each one, he ripped the sheet from the folder

er hitting her like a stone, each

that greedy? Did you really think you could take a place that wasn't yours and enjoy the Arrabal for