The Billionaire's Forsaken Bride

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les in Lucy's champagne glass. Despite the lively music and con

curving into a knowing smile as she clinked her glass

Lucy laughed. "You didn't hav

r eyes, Maria purred. "It's absurd. The

champagne. One gulp became another. The boundaries of the room

eart p

I don't f

nreadable as her smile grew. "Calm dow

her mouth. She was pulled beneath by an

e noticed was Mari

it got

k sheets. Like a suffocating prison, the smel

an odd feeli

er eyes. The

her head an

men beside h

nd her waist

y. A change in

he

as, B

ormer

ulled the blanket to her chest, her

no. It's

rows wrinkled. His cheeks flashed

thickened his voice

rs as she staggered back. "What-w

h his tangled hair and sa

short gasps. "W

s eyes growing gloomy.

ering. Maria.

nsight tore a

d been

igh. "Lucy... we spent

led. "No. That

is is what you wanted, Lu

re ly

would

tears. She wasn't like t

lothes over her head with shaking fin

l watched. "Do

him. "I don't ev

came icy. "Then m

mness was broken

shine, l

ri

sto

speak, the door o

on her lips, wearing a tight black gown, with

he thought entering the room as t

nched. "What did

you mean?" She glanced at Bill and then back at Luc

raged. "You

t be so emotional. A couple drinks were too much f

penetrated her han

sist you? Darling, I just given

aria, what the he

ed. "Oh, Bill, don't act foolis

d for air.

r purse and threw it on the bed. "Loveb

tire world

and looked at the text,

f his grasp. She gl

riage ce

. The nam

rs. "No. This isn't tru

h, my dear. Last night, you had a private

ke of her head. "No! I

her voice, Maria drew closer.

art all around her, a

ontrolled rage. "What the

th, power, and the husband she always dreamed of." Her smile was

mething break

st Maria's cheek-hard.

hush descended, and Maria's head snap

d enjoyment shining in he

her voice full of promise. "

and her pulse was bloomi

and over her hair. "Enjoy your honeymoon, sweethe

he hallway with a clic

cloud, silen

iage certificate like a death se

scratched his jaw. "This isn't a

s burning. "Repair it? Do you bel

eyes met hers. "Lucy

ly. However, you des

s mouth, but re

per in her fists as h

was s

rri

e was no

closely at the marriage certificate just

t forces her to accept a degrading co

paper and takes it out of her hands

in the world di

s. "Oh, you'll fin