The Billionaire’s Contracted Fiancé
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fifth birthday?" she asked Sel
the big living room
were all seated in the living
had been married for tw
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. There was a lot of buttery
n the walls. The floor was pal
geometric-patterned rug
had little family dinners that no
s reminded Killian and Selene
nthly family dinner, Grandma cri
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atic woman. She could contro
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n she had her first child," G
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hree years older than I was, an
was arranged by Dad, and they
for two y
dn't stand up to Dad years ago
or once went against Dad; he wa
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even for a second. When Mom
ral because the
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time Dad and I talked. He nev
to see me, his prodigal son, an
th
ne attended the dinners, and I
e of Grandma's c
that wanted to push its way out
cide if they want a child
like I had said a bad thing. "
d, I'm only giving yo
cary and mean, and right now,
harply. Time to heal? I was ne
to be best friends in college,
mation about a very important c
bucks then ran o
had thoughts of proposing and
rtune to her if she had asked fo
t all women were just after my
ve
ed a year ago, I hadn't dated a
nother proof that women wo
o find you a nice woma
aring at her like
give me a great-grandchild bec
gives m
see Killian suddenly taking h
thi
didn't want to drag the matter
ou very much. Someone
a week, but the memory of that n
secret visits to club 001, and
d the night with, and then I'd
rn
dn't send any woman to my roo
as. It wasn't just the sex,
he unabashed way she clung
nd back, framing a small, hea
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colored contacts because she
were so full and vulnerable, he
hile I was asleep? Women didn't
the night. I wondered what Red
? Was she also thinking a
t was just a one-night stand. So
he left and
ee hours, don't you think we s
ed as she glan
s feet and helped Selene up. I
that we w
ght, Granny," I reassured her, a
ho
into Killian's car, and I could
each other five seconds ago,
ht, I hopped into my Tesla an