Tempted by the Bosshole by Shayla Black

Author:Shayla Black [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shelley Bradley LLC

Isabella

My stomach is in knots, and I can’t eat what I’m sure is an amazing dinner. But I can damn well drink the champagne. I need the liquid courage.

The minute Nathan and I are alone, I’m going to lay into him and demand answers. But his niece keeps clinking her spoon to her glass and demanding we kiss. Every time my husband—it feels crazy to call a man I barely know that—claims my lips, I feel a little weaker, a little more fluttery, a little more connected to him.

What is he doing to me? I should be furious he’s hijacked my life for his retribution. Instead, some stupid part of me only wants to curl up to him, lay my head on his wide chest, and beg him to make everything better.

I need to have my head examined, and I need to stop letting him manipulate my emotions.

Suddenly, Nathan seizes my mouth again, stealing inside in a kiss ripe with effervescence and hope, before he stands and sends me a glance that, if I didn’t know better, I would swear is full of devotion.

“Thank you all for coming on such short notice to our wedding. Isabella and I appreciate every one of you dropping everything, especially this close to Christmas, to be with us on this momentous day. As many of you know, I’ve been skeptical about marriage these past few years, but my bride changed all that. The minute I laid eyes on her, I needed to make her mine. Thank God she agreed.”

His niece and nephews, who probably know nothing about his revenge, all cheer. Jen raises a sharp brow. Steve and Laurel, bless them, smile, but I see their concern.

Why is Nathan toasting us? Why is he going through the charade of a happy marriage? None of this is how I pictured my wedding day. Tears sting my eyes.

“I’m older now than the first time I spoke vows,” Nathan goes on. “Wiser, too. No cracks from you, Steve.” Everyone laughs as my husband takes my hand and helps me to my feet. “But I’ve learned what marriage needs to thrive. In addition to the vows I already made you, Isabella, I promise to stay by your side and take care of you, no matter what. I’ll be there for the good days, the bad days, and all the days in between. I will put you on a pedestal, treat you like the queen you are, and never leave your side. To forever.” He lifts his glass.

Woodenly, I follow suit. Why did he say that stuff that melts my heart? Does he mean any of it?

As the chilled bubbles slide down my throat, Nathan kisses me again. Not only is our embrace full of promise and passion, it’s also a warning that our wedding night won’t be remotely chaste.

Once we’re seated, I lean closer. “What are you doing?”

He takes my hand. “Isabella⁠—”

“It’s Izzy, actually.”

“You’re too beautiful for that. Isabella suits you.” He settles his cheek against mine and whispers in my ear.

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