The Convenient Wife by Wylder Penny

Author:Wylder, Penny
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

10

Bolt

“Are you ready?” Yale stands in the doorway of my office, hands tucked under his arms. “Because I'm excited for this. So if I'm this excited, you must be ecstatic.”

I don’t want to talk about anything. Ecstatic is the last thing I feel. My mind is so fucked up I don't even know how to explain what I'm feeling, and I don't really want to. There’s no advice that he can give me, because he doesn’t have a damn clue. This girl has somehow twisted herself around my brain, making it so I can't think straight.

When I close my eyes, she's there.

When I dream, she's there.

When I think about what I want, she's there. But she's not supposed to be. She was never supposed to be.

And now I can't get her out.

“Not now, Yale.”

“Come on, Bolt, you should be smiling from ear to ear. Everything here is all set for when you're gone, I made sure of it. They all know what to do. You can relax, get ready for the big day.” He takes a few steps inside, relaxing his shoulders back as if this is going to be just another business trip. “Tomorrow your father gets to meet his daughter-in-law.” Making big, exaggerated, air quotes with his fingers, he curls his lips up happily. “I honestly can't wait to see his face once he does. This is brilliant, Bolt, seriously brilliant.”

“Yale, enough!” Balling my fists, I slam them down on the desk. Yale's body goes stiff as he stares at me. “Not right now, all right? I have a lot on my mind. This whole thing is just fucking crazy. I'm not sure what the hell it is I'm doing.”

“Sir, if I can—” Walking the rest of the way to my desk, he sets his hands on the back of the chair and digs his fingers in. “Your father had no right to put you in this position. But your idea, it's the ultimate work of a puppet master. You're pulling all the strings. You, not him. You're the one in charge. This is the right thing to do, we both know that.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“What other choice did you have? He put you in an impossible situation. He deserves this, anyone would tell you that.”

Hanging my head, I rest my face against my fingertips and rub my forehead. “But is it right?”

“Is it right?” Yale's mouth parts as he rolls his eyes. “Bolt, is what he's doing right? Are his threats to take everything out from under you right? He isn't giving you a choice, he gave you no option. This place is yours, and you need to do whatever it takes in order to keep it that way. Do you really want him handing it over to some asshole cousin you see once every ten years?”

Shaking my head, I close my eyes. “It's not that, Yale.” Folding my hands together, I drop my chin into my chest. I don't look up at him, keeping my eyes on my hands as I twirl my thumbs over each other.

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