An Inconvenient Wife by Caroline Kimberly

Author:Caroline Kimberly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Grif exhaled deeply, took another huge swig from the bottle and prowled restlessly around his room, trying to master his raging lust. It was unnatural. His thoughts were consumed by Kyra. He’d never wanted a woman so much; the irony that it was his own wife—who also happened to be the one woman he’d always kept at arm’s length—was not lost on him.

It was only through some miracle that he’d managed to get through the day without mauling her. When she’d walked down the aisle today, smiling, Grif found himself wanting to drag her out of the chapel and into the nearest room to have his wicked way with her. He’d barely been able to look at her, afraid that she would read the raw hunger in his eyes. Touching her in any capacity had been torture. It had taken monumental effort, but he’d survived the ceremony and the blasted reception.

He’d even calmed himself enough to feel comfortable entering her room. It had been a good plan—a little champagne and some light conversation to put them both at ease, and then he could woo her. Slowly. Calmly. The last thing he wanted to do was to overwhelm Kyra on their wedding night with this insatiable desire.

And then she’d emerged in that cursed scrap of a nightgown. It had very nearly undone his every good intention. The sheer fabric shimmered with a golden glow in the firelight, making it appear as though moonlight bathed every curve and dip of her lithe body. With her dark mass of hair flowing wildly down her shoulders, she looked innocent and wanton and ethereal all at once. Like a goddess.

Grif sneered at himself. There was no way he could be with her—at least not until she knew the truth. If he wanted this marriage to work, and he desperately did, Kyra needed to understand the depth of his poverty. She needed to know exactly what kind of person he’d become...including the things he had done to keep his family from the wolves. As much as it pained him to reveal his true self to her, he must tell her everything.

He vowed to do so before they shared a bed.

If she still wanted him after that, then they could be together.

Telling Kay of his sordid dealings was no easy prospect. How did he even begin to recount his various crimes? Should he start with the smallest and work his way through, gauging her reaction, or was it best to relate the worst and hope everything else seemed tame? He could start with the reason for his actions...that from the moment he’d learned his father had bankrupted them, he’d made choices that went counter to everything he’d been raised to believe. He had given up the title of gentleman before he’d even had the chance to become one.

He was wound so tightly that he very nearly jumped out his skin when the door crashed open. His wife—by God, his wife—stormed into his bedchamber looking like his every carnal dream.

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