The Contract by Marsh Nicola

Author:Marsh, Nicola
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Steve thrived on pressure. He lapped it up, always striving for bigger and better things. So why didn’t the new law firm he’d opened in Brisbane do it for him? He had an array of clients practically breaking down his door for representation, he’d hired the perfect staff and found offices at a reasonable rent, all in less than two weeks. Then why this feeling of restlessness, of wanting to work from home? He’d never done that in his life.

He shook his head, trying to clear the image of Amber, sleep-tousled and sated, from his mind. He hated having to leave home every morning when that was the last sight that greeted him. Damn, he couldn’t get enough of her. She’d cast a spell over him, probably using some of that hocus-pocus stuff she dabbled in. He didn’t interfere in her interests and she respected his need for solitude where his business was concerned, the perfect arrangement, just the way he liked it.

Then why did he feel a sense of loss every time he left in the morning? And why did she look at him with those all-seeing eyes like he’d hurt her?

He’d told her the truth from the beginning; their marriage would be an emotion-free arrangement. So why did he get the feeling she expected more from him, that he’d disappointed her in some way?

The sooner she had a child to lavish attention on, the better. A baby would definitely take the focus off him and he would secure his goal: to keep his grandma’s fortune away from his mother’s money-grubbing hands.

Unable to concentrate, he tidied the stack of contracts on his desk and advised Chelsea, the receptionist, he’d be away for the rest of the day. He planned to see his grandma, introduce Amber to his mother over afternoon tea and be back in Brisbane by midnight. He couldn’t subject her to the inquisition for any longer than that. If Amber survived meeting his mother, he would know she really did possess powers. He stifled a grin, wondering what those ridiculous tarot cards she favoured would say about meeting her mother-in-law; he thought she’d be better off not knowing.

Stopping for a caffeine-rich latte on the way home, Steve glanced around the riverside café, packed with business people any time of the day. As he scanned the crowd, his gaze alighted on a familiar head of sun-streaked blonde hair, bent too closely towards her companion. He stared, seeing but not quite believing his wife leaned towards a young man in a pinstriped suit, with that gut-wrenching smile she rarely bestowed on him these days. To make matters worse, she wore make-up and a sleek, figure-hugging red suit he’d never seen before.

As her companion returned her smile, Steve wanted to walk over there and beat the man to a pulp. Instead, he took a few sips of his coffee and watched as Amber turned on the charm, barely glancing at the papers the other guy offered her. So this was ‘the plans’ she’d told him about over the phone.

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