Chris?! What the hell was my brother doing here??There was no way that my brother was currently standing outside the front gates of James’ estate.“That’s impossible,” I muttered briskly. “He’s supposed to be in Egypt, conducting some kind of archaeological excavation.”“Clearly not,” James said dr
‘Oh, you have got to be kidding me,’ I thought disbelievingly.I don’t know why part of me seriously thought that James was joking when he told me about this supposed schedule he’d created for me. I should have known right off the bat that he wasn’t the sort of man to make jokes—especially when it c
James must have immediately sensed my distress because he held up his hand as a sign of preventing me from trying to argue.“James—”“Mia, would you trust me?” He kept his voice calm and composed. “Everything is a part of the plan I have for us, alright?”Gee, was that meant to make me feel better?
The following day I deliberately did my best to avoid James at all costs. I’d decided to take the subway to work and enjoy the time with myself without having to feel the overwhelming pressure of having to keep up the appearance of James Derek’s wife.When it was just myself, it was a time when I co
Watching the interaction between James and Monica felt as though I’d somehow slipped inside a lion’s den at the zoo. The two were both equally pissed off and maintained their own fierce stances.A voice in the back of my head was clearly telling me that I should find a way to back out of the situati
The following morning felt like a circus show—and I was sitting in the center of it. Having barely slept no more than a few hours, I dragged myself to the vanity table where two maids were in the frantic process of getting me picture-worthy-ready for the conference.I’d hoped that at least some of m
I didn’t need to turn my head to know that James was glaring at me. I could feel the intense heat from his gaze searing right through me. It took everything inside of me not to turn and look at him.Hadn’t I been humiliated enough? I was truly hoping that my confession of my personal feelings toward
[James’ POV]Upon having the door slammed in his face, James’ anger had ultimately reached new heights. No one had ever spoken to or treated him in such a manner. And the fact that it was Mia who was the one who’d done it, made it hurt all the more.James curled his hand into a tight fist and raised