Vengeful Vows (Marriage At First Sight Book 3) by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay [Lindsay, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Married Couple, Sensual, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Marriage At First Site, Marriage of Convenience, Arranged Marriage, Revenge, Young Ward; Guardianship, Family & Domestic Life, Young Child-Custody-Ward
Publisher: Harlequin Desire; Original edition
Published: 2019-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Galen made it home early and went upstairs to change, noting that Peyton’s office door was firmly closed—a good indicator that she was in the zone and working hard. Once he’d changed into jeans and a T-shirt he went down to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. As good as her word, Maggie had made sure everything he’d asked for was there. He took out the butterflied chicken and prepared a honey-and-rosemary marinade to paint it with. Once he’d done that and added some seasoning, he took the bird in its dish outside and set it in the barbecue to roast. He quickly scrubbed some baby potatoes and put them in a pot, ready to cook. Then he set to dicing zucchini, mushrooms, onions and bell peppers, and pushed them onto metal skewers ready to add to the barbecue before the chicken was done.

Preparing their meal was wonderfully relaxing. He’d never really been one to just sit, preferring active relaxation instead. As a kid his parents had teased him for having ants in his pants, but no matter how much people urged him to stop and smell the roses he’d always needed to be doing something, anything, to feel good. And he felt good now. Anticipation thrummed a steady beat through his veins as he set the table, adding some flowers from the garden and a couple of squat white candles set on colored sand in glass bowls. He’d always had a certain flair for setting the tone of a room—it was something that had stood him in good stead as he’d climbed through the ranks at Horvath Hotels and Resorts.

Thinking about those years reminded him of his friends Nick and Sarah. A few years older than he was, they’d been quick to take him under their respective wings and show him the ropes here at the offices and resort in Port Ludlow. When he’d assumed the top role as CEO of the chain, they’d been as supportive of him then as they had back in the early days. He missed them every single day. Bestowing him with the responsibility of raising their daughter had been a gift he accepted with an immense sense of sadness and duty blended with a whole lot of love.

Despite appearances, he wasn’t as free with his feelings and emotions as people thought. Yes, he had always been that good-time guy who made everyone around him laugh and made everything feel like a party. But overall he was rarely deeply invested in another human being to the extent that he was with his family, or with Ellie and her parents.

And now there was Peyton. He’d thought he could go into marriage keeping things light. How wrong could a man be? Yes, he’d wondered if Peyton’s constant pushback wasn’t just making him want to try harder simply because he wasn’t used to not getting his way. But when he considered it fully, he realized he’d been an idiot to think he could have a marriage without emotions getting complicated.

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