Maureen Elochukwu

"I'm pregnant! And it's the prince's baby. I have to decide what to do. I've lost my job, and I can't go home because the press are like a pack of wolves outside my flat. And the whole world thinks I'm a giant slut."
When virgin waitress Holly is thrown into the playboy prince's arms, he lives up to his wicked reputation by bedding her—then casting her aside! Unknowingly to his he has planted his seed into her. 
One month later. Holly is pregnant! 
Casper is furious; to him Holly's just a scheming gold digger, but royal protocol demands he make her his bride! He wedded her by the royal command and promised to make her life miserable. 
Innocent Holly has the wedding of her dreams. But with abandonment rather than adoration greeting her after the ceremony, what will become of their forced union?

The Prince And His Convenient Wife

　　He closed his hands over her shoulders and gently but firmly prised her away from him. "Close your book of fairy tales, Holly." His voice was rough. "The fact that you know the truth doesn't change anything."


　　"Then you're deluding yourself." His tone was harsh. "Inside that dreamy head of yours, you're telling yourself that I'll fall in love with you. And that is never going to happen."


　　She ignored the shaft of pain. "Because you're afraid of being hurt again?"


　　"After the accident I switched off my emotions because that was the only way of getting through each day. I didn't want to feel. I couldn't afford to feel. How could I fulfil my responsibilities if I was wallowing in my personal grief?"


　　"So you shut it down, but that doesn't mean—"


CHAPTER 44