Beneath the Carnage: Illicit Library Collection Book 3 by Aurelia Knight

Author:Aurelia Knight [Knight, Aurelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2022-11-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Mason

“I am not marrying you tomorrow,” Claire stubbornly argued from her seat on the couch. Despite claiming she didn't want or need the Christmas tree, she had been sitting in the living room much more than she usually did. She hadn't asked me to take it down, and I didn't plan to until she did or it dried out and became a fire hazard.

After we got home from the library and City Hall, she slept for about thirteen hours straight. Today there was nothing on the agenda aside from me keeping up on everyone to ensure they were doing their jobs. So far, everything was quiet.

“You are, actually. I've arranged everything. It's going to be perfect.” She rolled her eyes at me, and I seriously considered spanking her lovely ass, but I couldn't when I was the one springing a surprise wedding on her.

“We need a marriage license,” her voice raised to an adorable nervous pitch.

“Done, of course.” She knew that one was a long shot. The lack of disappointment on her face told me as much.

“We need witnesses,” she offered with even less enthusiasm.

“Shall I call Emma and James?” I cupped my hands around my mouth like I was going to shout up the stairs.

“He's not still up there, is he?”

I shrugged. James had effectively set up camp outside Emma's room, waiting for her to come out.

She glared at me with blatant suspicion. “Do the two of them know about this?”

“James does, Emma does not. If you want either of them there, you will have to invite her since he refuses to leave her alone,” my voice sounded indulgent even to my ears. I found James' continued absence extremely irritating, but I appreciated his devotion to winning Emma back.

“This is an awful time, Mason.” Her brown eyes dropped to the tan couch, watching her finger pick at the linen.

I grabbed that hand, stopping her nervous picking and forcing her to look at me. “City Hall and the library are closed. Both places are under comprehensive surveillance. I have men following several leads, and right now, there's nothing I can do beyond fucking you until you relax and marrying you tomorrow.”

Her pretty lips parted in shock and interest, but she shook the heat out of her expression. “Mason, it's not a good time.”

I held up my hands, “Just humor me, okay?” She stared back but said nothing. “I love you. My heart beats for you.”

“I love you too,” she answered breathlessly.

“There are a lot of people who want me dead or want to use me in a way that would make death preferable. The fact that no one has put a bullet in my head when I walk down the street lends to that theory.” She opened her mouth to argue, and I covered her lips with my hand. “I know it's scary, and you don't want to hear it because it's true. I could die, Claire, and if I did, I never would have lived to be your husband.

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