Jessica C. Dolan

Being second best is practically in my DNA. My sister got the love, the attention, the spotlight. And now, even her damn fiancé.
Technically, Rhys Granger was my fiancé now—billionaire, devastatingly hot, and a walking Wall Street wet dream. My parents shoved me into the engagement after Catherine disappeared, and honestly? I didn’t mind. I’d crushed on Rhys for years. This was my chance, right? My turn to be the chosen one?
Wrong.
One night, he slapped me. Over a mug. A stupid, chipped, ugly mug my sister gave him years ago. That’s when it hit me—he didn’t love me. He didn’t even see me. I was just a warm-bodied placeholder for the woman he actually wanted. And apparently, I wasn’t even worth as much as a glorified coffee cup.
So I slapped him right back, dumped his ass, and prepared for disaster—my parents losing their minds, Rhys throwing a billionaire tantrum, his terrifying family plotting my untimely demise.
Obviously, I needed alcohol. A lot of alcohol.
Enter him.
Tall, dangerous, unfairly hot. The kind of man who makes you want to sin just by existing. I’d met him only once before, and that night, he just happened to be at the same bar as my drunk, self-pitying self. So I did the only logical thing: I dragged him into a hotel room and ripped off his clothes.
It was reckless. It was stupid. It was completely ill-advised.
But it was also: Best. Sex. Of. My. Life.
And, as it turned out, the best decision I’d ever made.
Because my one-night stand isn’t just some random guy. He’s richer than Rhys, more powerful than my entire family, and definitely more dangerous than I should be playing with.
And now, he’s not letting me go.

I Slapped My Fiancé—Then Married His Billionaire Nemesis

My phone buzzed again before I’d even finished reading his last message.


Ashton: [If I ask properly this time—can we go public?]


The screen lit up with the text, plain and cold.


But somehow I could feel him in it—tense, holding back, waiting for me to say yes.


A minute ago I’d been ranting about the event organisers and reminding him to stay the hell away from Rowan Hale.


My limbs felt heavy, like I’d just walked in from the snow.


Ashton: [Would you be okay if I tag you in my next post? As my wife?]


Okay, so I definitely didn’t misinterpret his last message.


A long moment later, all I managed to come up with was: [Let me think.]


I tossed the phone aside, slapped my cheeks lightly and sat up straighter.


I didn’t mind people knowing we were together.


Chapter 206 My Decision