Wed To The Devil: An Enemies To Lovers Billionaire Romance (Married At Midnight Book 2) by Vivian Wood
Author:Vivian Wood [Wood, Vivian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781959830153
Publisher: Vivian Veritas Publishing
Published: 2023-06-15T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter Sixteen
TALIA
âHey.â I lean against the doorway to Dareâs office, pulling on thick wool socks to match my dark jeans and heavy gray wool sweater.
Dare turns his chair around, his expression aggravated. His tone is snippy. âWhat?â
Stretching my back, I arch a brow. âI was just checking in on you. Youâve been locked in here all morning.â
âIâm fine. The state of Maine, however, is not going to be fine after I am done raking them over the coals. When my lawyers are done with them, they will be so poor that theyâll beg me for my fucking business.â
I give a surprised laugh. âWhat did the state of Maine ever do to you?â
Dare gives me a long look, balling up a piece of paper in his fist.
âThey are very against giving Morgan Drilling a license for offshore drilling. I hired a lobbying firm to persuade the state. But apparently the office of mineral rights is rigidly opposed to the plan.â He hurls the piece of paper toward the wastebasket, but misses. It drifts to the ground and he groans loudly.
âThat must be frustrating.â I smooth my hand down the wool that covers my belly.
âIt really fucking is.â Dare stands up, shaking out his hands. âIâm tense all over.â
I tilt my head, scanning him from head to feet. He seems really out of sorts. I would feel bad for him if I didnât secretly think that offshore drilling is a terrible, dangerous idea that threatens the entire planet. Pursing my lips, I make a decision.
âDo you have more work to do?â
He snorts. âAlways. It never stops.â
âCan it wait a while?â
Dare narrows his eyes. âMaybe.â
I push off the doorsill, gently taking his arm. âYou should come with me.â
He slides his arm around my waist, mischief dancing in his eyes.
âEven though I already fucked you this morning, I could definitely go for another round. Thatâs a good way to work off some of this tension.â
I roll my eyes. âEasy, cowboy. I want you to come to the horse stables with me. Iâm taking the kids from Hope House there.â
Surprise ripples across his face.
âWhat for?â
âIâve worked out a deal with the owner to allow them to groom the horses and eventually, to learn to ride. And before you say anything, you should know that I had something similar worked out with them when I was a kid. I really, really loved it.â
He narrows his gaze. âI take it that some of my money is paying for this experience?â
I smile at him. âNot this time. But I was thinking that the children at Hope House could benefit from taking regular lessons at the stables. We would need your name and your money for that.â
âYou always think of others. Youâre never greedy. Charity is not what I ever expected my wife would care about.â
I arch a brow, pulling out of his arms. But he holds me tighter, not letting me go.
âI guess I could see where my money is going.â Dare drops a kiss to my lips and I try to repress a grin.
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