Nobody Dare Dumps This Curvy Bitch

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, holy-rolled hush of the congregation. Afternoon light hit the stone courtyard in a sha

ctically vibratin

hand back from mine, whirled around on her high he

voice dropping into an urgent, furio

letting my eyes travel slowly over the deep flush spreading across her collarbones and che

keeping my tone a cool, velvet rumble. "My father

swishing around her calves. "I hired a random guy outside a church to throw off my toxic ex-boy

random guy, sweethe

an leather shoes nearly touched hers. The subtle scent of her perfume-vanill

l, you offered a thousand dol

hared a bloodline with the ma

d on to someone vastly superior," I countered, letting a slow smirk pull at the

ind her eyes. The anger softened, replaced by the sheer satisfaction of remembering the look on Joel's f

arking lot where my security detail was quietly sweeping the pe

k eyes searching my face.

er, the heavy church do

onto the stone, her heels clicking like gunshots. My Aunt Eleanor. Trailing behind her like

d, her voice echoing ac

y suit jacket to give myself room to move, and casually stepped sideways

utterly devoid of warmth. "Congratulations on Joel'

as she leaned around me to drag her gaze over Gabriella's red dress, her bare shoulders, and her curves. "Who is this woman?! What happ

e stonework. "Mom, I told you... it's Gabby.

ty disgust as she bypassed me to address Gabriella directly. "You show up to a sacred family

hadow of doubt crossed her face-the instinct to shrink, to

n my

humb pressed into the soft, gorgeous curve of her hip through the crimson sil

My voice didn't rise. It dropped an oct

aining from her face as she

o my fiancée. You will speak to her with respect, or I will make sure Joel's personal standing wit

gray. "Nathan, wait-don't

," I mu

hard, her diamond necklace trembling against her throat. She realized within

r mouth shut, grabbed Joel by the elbow, and dragged hi

to quiet. I felt the rapid, unsteady rhyth

d my head down

own family for me?" she whispered,

ll, slow circle against the silk of her dress. She had no idea how breathtaking she was-how every line of her body d

I said, my voice raspy as I leaned down. "And because

iver ran dow

reception is downstairs. Half the family is inside, including my ex-girlfriend who thinks she's going to em

o my eyes. She didn't s

djusted the dark lapels of my suit jacket, and

was never pa

ine smile pul

all