His Contract Wife

he candy crush app instead. She didn't want

and they were raising a toast to the couple. Leila reache

s her be

s paired except her. One more rea

is Kelvin guy and she didn't ta

Are yo

this wedding my best fr

a could bet her left ankle that Freya would have dragged her out

ored out of my mind. Weddings are not my thing but a single ma

my best friend. I lost it to my

was rambling b

I'm bor

oice either and now my best friend is nowhere to

ally wish I

your ticket to leaving bo

er. Kelvin didn't have a face on his profile so she had no expectat

Are you

in:

le makeup, hair down, waiting for her prince charming to show up. Lol. You can easily hear the music

t off her back for a minute. Speaking of best friends, Freya was taking to

up. Will be b

sons for her to

ied squeaked, she looked u

ot stranger was her Tinder match. "Sad lady waiting for her prince charming, remember? Well, I'm here now. Be sad no mor

to roll her eyes. Up close she could see his eyes were

he found it. Leila dropped the wallet beside his phone. "Looks familiar?" He opened his mouth but she bea

and her lips twitched from fighting off a smile. "I'm so sorry. My sister w

ed, clearly interested

lot. Her curiosity was piqued but the young man said nothing.

you can. I

better company than Carlson. Maybe Freya was right. Carlson was

ank

trailed to his chest hidden under

Kelvin

acutely aware how handsome he was. But she had to ask. S

s your

furrowed. "I do

cousin. It's your body, right?" Kelvin's mouth opened but no word came out of him. She was making their meeting

and undid the top button of his

n an oven, she shook her head.

er colouring his voice. She rela

eely for the fir

accepted a glass of sparkling wine from her. Leila was still nursing her first glass so she

e drinking so mu

new waiter over and requested f

day?" s

ass, taking slow sips from it

t," Leil

she fiddled with the strap of her pu

d sounded pleasing on the phone, a good way to forget about the disaster that happened

l stay here

acy placed on her table. The band was playing a slow song to match th

eople get married?" he asked

"Yes. It's a b

at didn't exist to Leila. She sipped from the glass of wine used for the toast and took a go

he used her hair to cover the

ink about marri

e picked a diced apple from the fruit tray and r

t either.

shed the rest of her canapés and he pushed his to her front.

s harder than it seems. I kind of miss the old

ooked better when smiling or smirking. "You could find yo

e they didn't know. It was a no from her but Kelvin's eyes

k?" His tone was as light as he

her drink and shuddered. Emboldened, she s

. He was taking the joke seriously. Kelvin's eyes darted around the garden and he scratched the back of his neck.

cra

d him up from top to bottom, then gave him

ha

the craziest. And the fact she was thinking about it mad

ules. There wil

uttered, "You want me to be

the idea. Heck, it was a good one. But marriage? Straighta

n confessed with a sad laug

her words, she ad

d she forgot everything she should have said. His tongue swiped