Turn
he first flagged page of the prenuptial agreement, my
lashed across the screen. She had clearly just woke
ach knotting up, when Knox reached over and caught my wrist. His
st. "If you ignore her right now, she'll show up at your new office on Monday l
e family so Carlene wouldn't try to use his name for Brodie's career. If I just blo
eath, swiped the screen, an
o, Ca
voice practically blew out the speaker, loud enough that Kn
with terror because Apex Capital's lawyers contacted his boss this m
steady gray-blue eyes, his expression completely unbothe
said, keeping my voice calm and biting. "Do you have any idea what your 'rising star i
the other end of the line.
nothing but glorified hostesses at hotel bars," I said
n they change hockey sticks, and that the whole league is nothing m
greed to meet me was to use you to get his
ng me meant nothing, and my pride was worthless-but insulting the purity of her precious
e? And about Brodie's money?" Carlene's voic
e word," I s
nd that's why my boyfriend stepped in wh
e's sports agent next week, he's going to ruin Brodie's reputation wi
e for a long moment as Carlene proc
ttered under her breath, her rage completel
e his signing bonus! Fine. Forget about Da
ut around the media, Amaya. I'm going to the grocery store
thout waiting
d let out a long breath, the tig
th curved into a slow
to get her off your back," Knox murmured, his deep voi
quickly dropped my eyes to the thirty
e soft rustle of heavy paper as I turned the pages. Knox sat quietly besid
ed down the c
ed Leonard family functions and
all living expenses during the twelve-month term, and will wire a t
htly. Taking a deep breath, I pressed the gold nib to the signature l
in bold, sharp strokes right beside mine without even glancing at
the notary seal at the bottom, locked the folder i
gally binding and
or on his side, stepped out into the swirling snow, and
white storm in his tailored black overcoat
his grasp. His hand closed around mine with startling warmth and strength, pulling me e
mpty. We didn't wait in line; a city supervisor met us right at the security checkpoint an
d IDs, looked up at Knox's famous, scarred face, and then l
ck before he quickly cleared his throat
, opening the official city registry book. "Are you both enteri
deep voice steady and re
e me, his gloved hand still resting lightly against
nexpected sense of re
down on the thick cream paunce you husband and wife," the clerk said with a polite smile, handing each of
, my head spun. Twenty minutes ago, I was an orphan Carlene Lane could thre
the Maybach, Knox took off his snow-dusted gloves and tossed his copy of the marriage
ercing gray-blue eyes locking o
ation, Mrs. Leonard," he said, the c
er through me. I held my copy of the certificate agains
e, Mr. L
o a hotel, the suited legal assistant in the front passenger seat looke
red a state of emergency for the Nor'easter. All bridges over the Charles River
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