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

Finally, Wade turned onto the drive and sped up. Lance smiled. He had a feeling he wasn’t going to get much sleep tonight and he was completely fine with that.


When Wade parked, Lance released him and reached for the door. But Wade’s words stopped him.


“I want you naked on the bed, on your back, legs spread, waiting for me. Be ready,” he ordered, his voice rough.


Lance shuddered and nodded, lust coiling in his belly. “God, yes.”


Wade chuckled as he climbed out of the truck, then waited for Lance to join him. They made their way into the house through the back door and Wade busied himself with getting something to drink while Lance ran up to the room.


Chapter 81