Beyond the Edge of Desire (Beyond the Edge Series Book 3) by Ellie Danes & Katie Kyler

Author:Ellie Danes & Katie Kyler [Danes, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: billionaire romance
Publisher: Ellie Danes
Published: 2017-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Zane

I’d sat through awkward dinners with my in-laws before, but this one was the worst. They had arrived home with Samantha an hour and a half ago, and I was already counting down to the moment they would leave. Or at least the moment that I could slip away and get a little peace.

My father-in-law had wasted no time in hinting how much he wished his daughter had married someone of higher social status, someone with more money and better breeding. And my mother-in-law gave her typical quick greeting and then proceeded to ignore me, except to stare at me and make me feel self-conscious, like I had something stuck between my teeth or a prominent stain on my shirt.

I spent a lot of time clearing my throat while we sat in the formal living room, avoiding eye contact and sitting on the edge of the couch so I wouldn’t risk making it look like it had been sat on. Luckily, we didn’t spend long there and went to the dining room before half an hour had passed, but things didn’t get any less painful.

In addition to my judgmental in-laws, I had to deal with my spiteful wife. To hear her talk, you’d think I was some vagabond she’d taken in and taught to thrive in a rich culture, though I still had far too many habits and mannerisms from the street, which meant she was constantly telling me what to do and how to do it, just to keep me in line.

The second part of that had come to be true, but it had nothing to do with me not having any culture or social skills. I could rub elbows with people from every walk of life while walking circles around her selfish introverted nature. But I couldn’t say anything to defend myself. It would be the worst offense, disagreeing with Sam and disrespecting her in front of her father, the only man whose opinion truly mattered. I cringed just thinking about the way she yearned for her father’s approval and yet, in her attempt to gain it, did so many things that would have only earned his shame.

I wanted to be anywhere but here, but mostly, I couldn’t stop thinking about how good things would be if I could just go back to Kathryn and spend the evening with her instead. With Kathryn, I didn’t have these rich, snobby people looking down their noses at me as if I was some bum by comparison, and I wasn’t faced with a million questions about how I spent my time.

I’d been sure they knew about the nightclub. The Machine was everything in my life, and I was successful at the business. It was one of about three premier nightclubs in the entire city, and I had a lot of pride in what I’d created. But after all this time, I realized Sam had lied to me as much as she had to them, and they had no idea I’d done anything with my life so far.

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