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.
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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!

‘One of those men with an antiquated preference for boys over girls,’ Kira said.


‘No, that’s not what I meant.’ Austyn ruffled her hair. ‘I meant, it’s best to have a son first, then a daughter.’


‘So our daughter will have a big brother to protect her.’


Kira pondered it. ‘I guess you’re right.’


‘Besides, it’ll give you some time to grow up and be a better role model for our daughter.’


‘Hey! I’m fully grown up! I’m a mature woman!’ Kira put her hands on her hips. ‘I can be a good role model now!’


‘Really?’ Austyn pinched her cheek. ‘Is it the act of a mature woman to draw a turtle on my paperweight?’


‘You, you caught that, huh?’ Kira looked away.


Last night in Austyn’s office, she got bored when he left to get her a glass of milk.


She played with his stationery and might have doodled on the olive wood paperweight.


‘You used a permanent marker, by the way. That turtle is not coming off.’


‘It’s not a turtle. It’s a rabbit.’


Chapter 460 It’ll Give You Some Time To Grow Up