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Angelita Romano never expected to be a replacement bride, but when her sister’s forbidden love affair destroys a carefully arranged engagement, she is forced to marry Zavarelli De Luca—a ruthless billionaire who sees love as nothing more than an inconvenience. Cold, distant, and unbelievably controlled, Zavarelli needs a wife for appearances, not affection. 

Angelita, who has always dreamed of marrying for love, is thrown into a loveless marriage where she is nothing more than a tool for business. But as their lives intertwine, simmering tension builds, igniting a dangerous attraction neither of them can resist. When passion turns into something deeper, Angelita realizes she’s falling for a man who refuses to love. Determined to protect her heart, she pulls away, forcing Zavarelli to confront the one thing he has spent his life avoiding—his feelings for her. But after everything, will it be too late for him to prove that she is more than just a deal? That she is his everything?

The Billionaire's Arranged Wife

★ANGELITA★

Dinner was prepared. I had helped the maids set the table for two—my husband and me. Once we were finished, I climbed up to our floor. When I reached it, my heart thumped. I was only going to call him down for dinner.

"It's not like we are consummating our marriage, Angelita! Don't be scared!" With that, I smoothed my dress, then knocked before opening his door and slipping inside.

When I did, I stopped dead in my tracks.

My husband was standing in the center of his room, all six feet of him, wearing just a towel. The towel didn't even hide his V-line and strong legs.

My face flamed up, and I swirled around immediately before he could turn around. I heard his low chuckle, and it did something in my belly.

"What are you turning around for, darling?" His voice purred from a distance behind me. "I'm your husband, anyway."

Chapter 9