The Devil's Pawn: An arranged marriage billionaire romance (The De Vil Dynasty Book 1) by Tracie Delaney

Author:Tracie Delaney [Delaney, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Publishing Limited
Published: 2024-12-05T00:00:00+00:00

“More coffee, Mrs. De Vil? Breakfast won’t be long.”

I smile at Lauren, a new member of staff that’s been assigned to Alexander’s part of the house. “That would be lovely. Thank you, Laur⁠—”

“What the hell is this?” Alexander bursts into the dining room, his jaw clenched and neck taut. His amber eyes blaze with barely contained fury, and his hands are fisted by his sides.

I smother a smile that’s desperate to break free, and narrow my eyes, pretending to give his question due consideration. “Hmm. It looks like a wax strip to me.”

“A… A what?”

“A wax strip. Sorry, did I not say it right? Must be my American accent and all.”

A muscle ripples along his jawline. “How do I get it off?”

How interesting, or maybe worrying, that he doesn’t ask who put it there. He knows it’s me. The question now is what will he do about it?

“You pull it. I’d do it fast if I were you, though. A bit like ripping off a Band-Aid.”

With a venomous glare aimed in my direction, he grips the edge of the strip, pulls…and yelps. “Shit! Jesus Christ!”

I smile. “Welcome to womanhood. Fun, isn’t it?”

Storming over to the mirror that hangs above the fireplace, he inspects the damage. “My eyebrow is gone!”

Faking compassion, I press my hand to my chest. “Oh, no.”

“Imogen, this isn’t a game!” he roars, yet the angrier he gets, the funnier I find it. “I have an important meeting in London this morning. How am I supposed to go looking like this?”

After pretending to consider his question for a few seconds, I say, “Think of it as a talking point.”

“My meeting is with the king’s private secretary.”

Rubbing my lips together to stop the laugh that’s waiting to burst out of me, I brandish my arm in the air. “Aha. I’ve got it. Get it tattooed back on. I hear that’s all the rage these days.”

Yep. He’s close to bursting a blood vessel. This is even more fun than I thought it would be. The only downside is that he still looks hot, even with one eyebrow missing, and the memory of pressing my lips to his last night warms me from the inside.

He bounces out of the room, narrowly avoiding a staff member carrying a plate of eggs and bacon for me. I catch Lauren’s eye, and I grin and wink. She barely hangs on to her composure. The stuffy butler standing in the corner clears his throat and sends a warning glare her way. She ducks her chin, but if I’m not mistaken, there’s a slight shake to her shoulders.

I’m not sorry for the lost eyebrow. He had it coming. Maybe having to explain to his father, siblings, and his business associates what happened to it might give him a little humility. And perhaps, if I’m lucky, it’ll give him a good old shove toward the divorce courts. That’s still my aim, after all.

I wash breakfast down with a third cup of coffee, then head back to my rooms.

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