She’ll be the mother of our children.
“How’s your brain now?” I ask, adjusting my situation, then helping her pull her jeans back on. Offering her my hand, she hops down from the counter and dusts off her palms.
There’s a lazy grin covering her face. Glassy eyes. Hair a fucking mess, and the scent of us still lingering in the air.
“Quiet. For once.”
“Glad I could be of help. And after our ceremony this week, things can get even better.” My voice toys with the underlying meaning.
She narrows her eyes and tightens her lips.
“You’re still not having sex with me.”
All I do is give her a knowing smirk and a little shrug.
If she’s feeling the same, she’s having a hard time resistingmeas much as I am her.
Breathing her in, I tap her nose with mine.
“Sure thing, tulip.” I smile, knowing I’m going to change her mind. “See you at our wedding.”
twenty
I think I could vomit.I’m faced with the threat of death or marriage to a stranger.
Pick one, Scout.
It’s not like it’s an honest choice.
In good news, from the little I know about Apollo, he seems fine. Strong. Polite. Athletic and enjoys soccer, too. Handsome. Muscular. Good family. With amassive, pierced dick.
And he oddly got me off with just his fingers and tongue. Something that hasneverhappened to me before.
Then the visit with his family… I didn’t expect that part. The noise. The chaos. The way they pulled me in like I’d always been there. Even Nico didn’t make it weird after what happened. It felt…easy.Warm. Like I belonged.
They even started calling meScoutieand gave me Stallion-themed socks.
The problem is? Apollo wants Karina. That’s not a steady income. And it’s alsoherein Northview.If he does something else, like run a Griffin Motors franchise? That’s really not my first pick for my husband’s career, either.
As long as he doesn’t try to stop me from moving away for medical school, we should get along. Maybe we’ll be one of those couples that goes out to dinner and smiles at each other briefly while studying our phones. That’s peaceful. Quiet. And wouldn’t be too much work for me.
The more of his family members I was introduced to, the more my stomach knotted, thinking about all his ties to this town. Would he ever be willing to leave Northview? Even for a few years?
Long distance would have to work for us if he won’t move. There’s no such thing as a divorce in this society. For the years I’m doing my studies and residency, he’ll have to manage by himself if he insists on staying.
I’m a loner. Reading, studying, thinking… I appreciate my solitude for most activities. With me away at school, I would be fine being alone and way too busy to worry about a relationship anyway.
If he ends up fucking someone else while I’m away, though…
I shake my head. I won’t mind. I won’t.
I won’t?
“Well, you arestunning.” Evie bounces in front of me, adjusting my fingertip lace veil. Her flaming platinum hair is freshly shaved on one side of her head. Fluffed into a smooth mane on the other.
My dress, satin and simple, puddles at my feet. And I’m even wearing heels.
Behind Evie, Lan looks weird. He’s pacing andmuttering to himself. His face is red like he just got done with a workout. Maybe he did.
