Chapter 9

Jaw ticking, Alex tried to overcome his irritation with his fiancee. She wasn't being reasonable at the moment, and he didn't have the patience or strength to deal with her right now.

"There's no point of postponing the marriage," she argued, "drawing it out wouldn't make it less daunting. We've known each other for a long time, so we don't need a long engagement." She had a point, but for the life of him, he couldn't take her seriously.

He thought of the whole thing for what it was, a scam, but didn't want to disappoint the man he had taken as a father. Trying to talk sense into Claudia was like talking to a brick. Once she made up her mind, nothing could get through her, but he would not bulge. If she didn't agree to hold off their marriage for at least a year, he would not marry her. It was simple.