Bred by the Villain: An Age Gap MC Romance by Penelope Wylde

Author:Penelope Wylde [Wylde, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penelope Wylde
Published: 2024-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Serenity

Sequins, glittering curtains of small white lights, and fountains of champagne greet us.

But no mystery man to speak of.

A server guides us into a massive cabin on the middle deck of a yacht bigger than I’ve ever seen and leaves us. As soon as we step inside a wave of scents hits me and my stomach growls. A feast of oysters, lobster, and caviar is on display on one side all spread out on large pewter platters with servers along the back.

I’m tugging on the restrictive ends of my borrowed dress and then doing the same to help cover my breasts when Serenity clutches my arm and leans in. “If my life were a movie, this is where I would want Ben Affleck to sweep me off my feet and invite me back to his yacht for an all-nighter.”

My brows arch, my desire for food forgotten. “Okay. TMI. I didn’t know you had a thing for him.”

“Mmm… ever since he gained some muscle and grew a beard.”

I touch my bare face and cringe a little when a beautiful woman passes us wearing a painted-on bathing suit and a matching gold mask. Both stark contrasts to my black cocktail dress and brush of mascara. I’m not one for all the glamorous makeup and high maintenance routines but for the first time in my life, I wish I could be more like all these glitzy women draped over expensively dressed men.

“Are you listening to me? I can't believe Simon forgot to mention this is a masquerade party. I feel so out of place.”

Serenity’s head is on a swivel so her words drift in and out overtop of the thumping bass of music piping through the surround sound.

After boarding our mystery host’s elegant yacht, Simon took off with his partner, leaving us to marvel over the stunning ship beneath our feet for the next two hours. Anchored a few hundred yards from the shore, on the port side I can see the exclusive island resort’s lights in the backdrop while from the starboard all the waters of the Atlantic fade into the night.

It’s beautiful. But I’m not sure what I’m doing here anymore. My stomach clenches with unease or just boredom. I can’t tell anymore. Boats really aren’t my thing.

“Maybe we should go?”

“Nonsense! You need to dance and loosen up a little. And drink!” Serenity signals for a man who looks like he belongs in the Hamptons rather than the Florida Keys. “My friend wants to dance with you.”

Of all the insufferable...ugh. This is Karma having a good laugh for me defying my father’s order. I just know it. Thirty minutes of two dances, boring small talk, a cocktail, and a sorry you’re just not my type later I peel away from my dance partner just as Serenity shoves a plate of buttery lobster into my hands.

“So, you hooking up with your new dance partner or what?”

Before I can answer, Simon calls out to us as he moves our way through the swaying crowd of partiers.

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