My Unwanted Wife Is A Top Assassin

was a walk through a f

d away, her sudden "illness" attributed to a bad reaction to shellfish. But whispers follow

mal military dress uniform, a cascade of medals on his chest. He l

, his touch was brief, his fingers cool and

ped, monotone voice, his eyes fixed on a point somewhere ov

" he paused. The silence stretched for a full five seconds. T

e two words sounding

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ly, her voice clear and steady. It was a busin

tient movement. The kiss was a brief, bloodless pre

n, the fragile

ce a furious, sibilant whisper that carried across the lawn. Eliza st

not allow this... this creature to carry the

t have it! If you don't have your lawyers start the annulment process

expression a tacit agreement. "This marriage is a poli

r of his mother's threat clearly infuriated him. The Malone family was imploding i

n Brenda S

ess looking like armor. She planted herself in front o

oice shaking but firm, "is Mrs. M

breaking glass. "Legal? My dear woman, in

She held up her phone, showing a half-written text message on the screen. "I don't know much, but I know people love drama. A war hero... his rich mom cuts

didn't care about Eliza's feelings, but they cared deeply about public perception, stock prices, an

ting hand on his wife's arm. He looked at Brenda, truly looked at her,

s her son," he said, forcing a smile. "O

oast to the happy couple, his voice booming w

ssible to read but held no warmth. Without a word, he turned and

elief. She grabbed Eliza's hand

baby girl," she whisper

licker of warmth, alien and unfamiliar, in the cold, hard core of Nyx. The warmth was a foreign sensation. Eliza's memories, fragmented as they were,