The Wrong Wife: A Best Friend's Brother Marriage of Convenience Romance by L. Steele

Author:L. Steele [Steele, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

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Penny

He pushes inside and a sharp pain ladders out to my extremities. I cry out, and he pauses. Sweat beads his forehead. His shoulder muscles bunch. Under my fingers, the muscles of his forearms vibrate. He’s holding himself back. His chest muscles seem to have turned into stone. The veins in his throat stand out, and the nerves at his temple pop. His jaw is so hard, I imagine he could cut a diamond with the edge. This big, strong, powerful man, who’s more wounded inside than anyone else I know, is trying not to hurt me.

Little does he know, he’s shattered every single wall I’ve tried to put up in front of him. I’m here knowing I won’t walk away unscathed. That I want him to leave his mark on me because it’s the one thing I can hold onto for the rest of my life. I know, I’ll never have him, but at least, I can savor these memories. I dig the heels of my stiletto into his back then push up. He sinks in further. A groan rumbles up his chest. I answer with a whine. Our bodies communicate with each other without words, and it’s so instinctive. So real. So everything. A tear crawls out of the corner of my eye.

He bends and licks it up. "Did I hurt you?"

"Not enough."

He freezes.

"Don’t hold back. I want you to show me how much you want me. I want you to need me as much as I have craved you. I need you to let me feel everything you’re experiencing. Open yourself up to me and let me see who you are."

If I thought he was rigid before, it’s nothing compared to how he goes completely still. He could be the trunk of a redwood, tall and strong and utterly grounded, despite the storm raging around it. Only his eyes are sharp and alert. There’s a wealth of unsaid meaning in their depths that I’m not sure I want to probe… Yet. Right now, I want to bask in being the focus of attention of this very virile male.

"You don’t know what you’re asking for," he says in a low voice. "You don’t know who I am."

"You’re Sir. You’re Knight. You’re my best friend’s brother. The man who came back from war wounded. The man who gave up any semblance of living a normal life so others could sleep in peace at night. You’re you and I want all of you. Your pain. Your hurt. Your strength. Your charisma. Your personality. Your force of will. Give me all of it."

His lips firm. His jaw tics. He glares at me with such anger, such torment, my heart flips in my chest. He’s not happy. And I so very much want to do what he wants…but on this… This, I claim. On this, I will make him bend. He must sense some of my thoughts, for his gaze narrows. He lowers his chin until his nose bumps mine.

"I’m not the hero you’re making me out to be.

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