Jessica C. Dolan

The kiss grew more passionate as he felt her warm supple body pressing against his chest.
He couldn’t believe how soft she was.
He was gentler this time, making love to her with a slow, languorous pace, pausing now and then to check the expression on her face.
Kira was… transported.
She no longer felt the fabric of the sheets underneath her.
One moment, she was floating in the air, cuddled by cotton candy clouds.
The next, she’d become one with a dinghy, bobbing up and down with the undulating waves.
His scent enveloped her.
He was on top of her, using his arms to support his weight and avoid crushing her.
She snuggled up closer to him, safe and snug, cocooned in his warmth.
Kira had always marvelled at Austyn’s stamina, but he outdid himself tonight.
In the midst of overwhelming rapture, Kira still had the presence of mind to broach the subject she’d been meaning to bring up. ‘My dad’s medical bills…’
Austyn paused.
He frowned as he looked into those beseeching eyes.
‘It’ll be taken care of by the end of business day tomorrow,’ he said with a bit of an edge in his voice.
Kira breathed out.
******
She is a 21-year-old college student who dreams of becoming a journalist.
He is the heir of the McCarthy family and president of a business empire.
She is bright-eyed and vivacious, a glass-half-full kind of gal.
When life throws her a curveball, she knocks it out of the park.
He is the archetypal alpha male, aggressive and domineering.
Endowed with both brains and brawn, he steamrolls over his enemies and rules his company with an iron fist.
The two would never have crossed paths if not for a cruel twist of fate.
Kira’s world was turned upside down when her father was hospitalised after a car accident.
The medical bills were astronomical.
Austyn McCarthy offered her a way out.
The price: becoming his contract wife.
At night, he consummated their marriage but called out another woman’s name.
Who was she?
Why did Austyn marry Kira if he was in love with someone else?
Kira was his lawful wife, but she had no right to ask these questions.
Then one day, the woman showed up in front of her…

Bedmates? Soulmates!

Martin knew he’d spoken out of turn, but he just had to get it off his chest. ‘I just think that since Miss Hewitt is married now, maybe you should move on and consider—’


‘Consider giving up Kira and staying with Gwen?’ Gideon shook his head. ‘You’ve been with me for four years, but you don’t seem to know me that well.’


There was a hard glint in his eyes. ‘Do you think I care if Kira’s married? Or if she has a child? I don’t give a fuck about any of that.’


His father’s betrayal of his mother taught Gideon that nothing was permanent, including marriage vows.


Kira was married, for now, but she could also be divorced.


Gideon had already thought of ten different ways to make that happen.


Martin was taken aback by the implication of Gideon’s words. ‘But Miss Hewitt’s husband is…Mr McCarthy.’


Austyn McCarthy’s position in Stamford was like that of Gideon in Ourhlana, only stronger.


Chapter 276 So What If She’s Married?