THE NAUGHTY ONES: The Complete 5-Books Series by Kristina Weaver

Author:Kristina Weaver [Weaver, Kristina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-09-26T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

This Is My Life

Dot

Mother is a mess as I steadily and firmly tell her for the absolute last time that I’m not going through with their idea of a shotgun wedding, since I am indeed already in love and engaged to the man of my dreams.

I’m steaming mad when she starts trying to use her illness to guilt me, but when I go to rage at her Paul just squeezes my hand and shakes his head subtly.

We’ve talked about how to handle this for the three days we managed to hide out at his place without being shanghaied, and we agreed that I would stay calm and not go Dot on anyone.

According to him, and believe me I do not find his mirth at my expense funny, for a woman who previously described herself as a wallflower, I have a temper that is violently scary.

“But, Dorothea, you promised. You don’t want Mummy to relapse, do you?” she sniffles, looking up at me from beneath her lashes.

Relapse? If she doesn’t stop this I may let Indie loose on her and then a relapse will be the least of her worries. She’ll be needing wreaths. On her grave. The one beside Father’s when I give Percy the green light.

I may even let Callie “Biter” have a piece of that revenge pie.

“Mother, I promised you no such thing. I recall telling you that I would not marry Alexander and that it would be better for all involved if you printed a retraction and let everyone know that there won’t be a wedding. You and father just refused to listen.”

“But the SCANADAL.” She weeps, making my ears start ringing.

The scandal? That’s what she’s worried about instead of congratulating me on my happiness the way Gruffy did, sloppy kisses and all?

She was so thrilled I didn’t even bat a lash when she squeezed and fondled Paul’s butt a little longer than appropriate. For her, at least.

One good thing to have come out of all of this is that Paul and the men met, and Jack and Woody expressed some real interest in his plans and even offered him top dollar for his company.

It looks like I may be going home sooner than expected. If I don’t kill myself first, thanks to Mother’s theatrics.

Now I’m thinking I may agree with Paul. There is definitely something more than some old family marriage pact at play here. I am dying to know why they’re all so desperate to seal this deal and why it seems that Mother almost had a freaking coronary when she found out that I was marrying Paul.

“Rethink this, Dorothea. You don’t know this man. Alex has the worst things to say about him and—”

“And that is his problem, not mine. I love Paul and I am so marrying him, I don’t give two shits what you and this fucked-up Adam’s family remake have to say,” I yell, losing my temper finally.

It feels like my hair is on fire when I rise to my

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