Declan (Wild Men Book 8) by Melissa Belle

Author:Melissa Belle [Belle, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Autumn Ink Press
Published: 2020-05-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

“Mia?” Declan’s deep voice echoes down the hall and into the bathroom where I’m currently standing in front of the mirror, dressed only in a towel.

My mom’s birthday week has passed, and tonight’s the night that Declan and I are attending our first event together, a Wild Kings charity dinner. And I know how important this evening is for Declan.

The entire team, including the board of directors, will be there.

The board is the reason Declan needed an arranged marriage, so it’s imperative that they think we’re believable at this event as a just-married couple in love. I want to make sure I hold up my end of our deal, which means we need to put on a united front as happy newlyweds.

“Hi!” I call back to Declan through my closed bedroom door. “I’m almost ready!”

“No rush. We’ve got plenty of time.”

Time.

It’s something I’ve never thought so much about until I got married.

Declan and I have been married nearly two weeks now.

Two weeks fraught with sexual tension and awkward moments we cover with bad excuses like, “I have to um…go shower.”

Yep, things are just as weird between us as they’ve been since we exchanged vows and agreed to only be friends.

But now, we have to attend our first event together. As a couple. A married couple.

And I have no clue what to wear.

Which is why I have Jamie Beth on standby. I reach for my phone sitting on the counter next to the sink.

“I told you to go with the little black dress,” Jamie Beth says without preamble. “You can’t go wrong with that.”

“You don’t think it’s too short? Or too formal? This is a team-sponsored charity event. I don’t know what Declan’s wearing.”

“Go ask him.”

“What? No, I’m in a towel.”

My best friend sounds like she’s fighting a laugh. “Even better then. Go. Ask him.”

And because I’m compelled to do whatever my best friend asks of me, especially if it involves getting close to my brand-new husband while wearing next to nothing, I leave the bathroom and open my bedroom door.

Peeking my head out into the hallway, I call out, “Declan?”

No answer.

“I think he’s in his room,” I whisper into the phone. “I’m just going to…”

“Mia? Did you need someth…whoa.” Declan halts at the edge of my doorway.

He’s so close to me I could easily reach out and touch his tie, which is black and silky and looks sinful. Kind of the way I’m feeling right now.

I lift my gaze to his, and our eyes clash. His gray ones are like storm clouds.

Oh, wow.

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