Wade Dwyer's life is turned upside down when his father dies and he learns he must marry or he and his siblings will lose the ranch. One last jab of the knife from his father. On top of that, his father's only friend knows about the stipulation and is determined to own the property by any means necessary.<br><br>He's facing the very real possibility of being the reason his family loses their home when his brother's best friend, Lance Matthews, offers to walk down the aisle with him. A faux marriage to the man he's loved for years is a torture he isn't sure he can endure.<br><br>Can he keep the ranch ... and the man of his dreams, too?

The Twisted Oak

Sated and tired, in each other’s arms, they slept. The last thing on Wade’s mind was how easy it would be to get used to holding Lance every night. He fell asleep with a smile on his face. 12


When morning arrived, Lance’s eyelids were slow to open. He was surrounded by heat and a rumbling that reverberated through him, lulling him into contentment. Wade’s arm was wrapped around Lance’s waist, and his back pressed tightly against Wade’s chest. The man’s breath came out in small puffs of warm air, gliding across the back of Lance’s neck.


Lance shifted a little, stretching his muscles as best he could without jostling Wade. He could definitely get used to waking up this way. His eyes closed as he snuggled even closer, pulling the warm thick blanket higher to cover their shoulders. He didn’t want to get up yet, not when he could stay wrapped in Wade’s arms.


Chapter 49