Forever Wicked by Shayla Black

Author:Shayla Black [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shelley Bradley LLC
Published: 2024-03-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Jason watched his wife walk up the stairs. She intended to keep him separate from the rest of her life. Not acceptable. He suspected Gia worried about her parents’ reaction to their marriage. No, he wasn’t Catholic, but Marco and Silvana Angelotti would surely see his other redeeming qualities—namely that he would always take care of their daughter.

Later, he’d allow himself to feel disappointment in Gia’s behavior. Now, he had other plans.

Before he’d asked Thorpe to reach out to his wife, Jason had examined his marriage from every angle and found three impediments to making their relationship last. He’d cured the first by bringing Gia here to actually spend time with him so she could see what their life together might be like. He hadn’t completely fixed the second problem, but he’d started the process. It shouldn’t take much longer. The last? Well, maybe today he could enact change...even if he had to force her to face her fear.

For now, he’d show her a pleasurable afternoon while he ironed out the new wrinkle between them: her insistence on love.

Frowning, he pulled out his phone and made a few arrangements, then headed upstairs to the bedroom he shared with his wife. That had a nice ring, and he had to admit that he’d been much happier since getting her under his roof. She looked rested. He’d even managed to put a few pounds back on her. All in all, it had been a successful nine days.

Time to step up his game and close the deal.

Once in the master bedroom, he heard the shower running behind the closed bathroom door. Prowling to his adjoining walk-in closet, he opened his armoire and pulled out a few bags. He’d carefully chosen the contents of each over the past week. A bra here, a skirt there. Understated but sexy heels. A designer bag with a beautiful pop of bright pink. According to his assistant, these would thrill Gia, and he enjoyed buying her things she’d never buy for herself.

Next, Jason pulled open the jewelry drawer. Inside, he found the Tiffany blue velvet box with Gia’s wedding ring tucked away and clutched it in his fist.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained…

With a decisive nod, he shut the armoire doors and laid all the items out on their bed, including the ring. Gia’s reaction should be enlightening.

Quickly, he made use of one of the bathrooms down the hall—not his first choice, but if he showered with her…it would be hours before they made it out the door. After he dressed, he padded back to his home office downstairs and shut the door behind him.

In low tones, he made calls until he found the security group he should have hired to begin with. Its leader was a legend, and his team regarded as flawless. The accompanying price tag reflected that. Perhaps the local talent was okay for some situations, but Jason’s was too important. He couldn’t wait another minute, and he refused to settle for less than the best.

“Edgington here.

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