Swapped Bride by Cassie Mint

Author:Cassie Mint [Mint, Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Cherry Publishing
Published: 2021-02-04T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

Nora

I’m all jumbled up inside. Everything I expected the Fox to be—cold, merciless, cruel—he’s the opposite. The way he treats me, you’d think we were true newlyweds and I was the love of his life. It’s heady and jarring, and it makes heat pulse between my legs. I’m aching for him again, so awfully soon, and what will he think of me for that?

I try not to let on. I keep my eyes averted as he leads me through the rooms of his mansion. His home is nothing like I’d expected, either. I’d pictured minimal white box rooms and sparse furniture. Hard lines and stark shades.

Instead, his home is comfortable. Cozy, in an opulent sort of way. The rooms are filled with splashes of deep reds and blues, and the furniture is sculpted from polished wood. All except the sofas—they look sinfully comfortable, the perfect place to lie back and—

No. I cut myself off.

I can’t get attached. Not more than I already have. He thinks I’m Lily, it’s my sister he truly wants, and I need to make my escape before he finds out he’s been tricked.

My sore heart throbs in my chest.

I don’t want to go.

For a little while, I let myself play. I imagine that the hunger in his eyes is really for me; that these rooms truly will be my home now. The heavy curtains are soft as I trace my fingertips down the fabric, and my heels sink into a Turkish rug.

I kick my heels off, forgetting my manners, but the Fox growls in approval as I curl my toes in the rug.

“Yes. Get comfortable, angel. This is your kingdom, now.”

My tower back home feels like a thousand miles away. Back there, I had three rooms: a tiny bedroom with a single bed, a cramped living space, and a bathroom. When I wanted to exercise, I had to find videos online that didn’t involve any sideways movement.

The Fox leads me from room to room, gazing avidly at my face, watching my every reaction. And when my mouth falls open in shock at the master bathroom, a smirk tugs on his lips.

It’s vast. Open to the mountains, with huge glass windows taking up the walls. An enormous stone bathtub takes up the center of the room, where the view stretches around on all sides.

“Would you like to bathe?” the Fox asks, his lips tickling my neck. I suck in a deep breath and nod.

A bath. I haven’t had a bath since before my accident. Only cramped showers in a shadowed stall. Reality crashes into me, and I clap my hand to my cheek.

My scar.

My makeup.

I cannot bathe here.

I don’t have any more makeup to hide who I really am. The second I slide into that water, the game is up. So I back away from the bathtub, tugging on the Fox’s sleeve.

“Wait, no. I changed my mind. Let’s continue the tour.”

He frowns at me, suspicion etched on his forehead, and my mouth runs dry. But he nods and strides out of the bathroom without argument, and I hurry to follow after.

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