Can be read as a standalone story.
They forced us into this.
A business arrangement.
Two powerful families merging through marriage.
I was supposed to hate her.
Ingrid Ryder was everything I didn’t want.
Outspoken. Intimidating. My complete opposite.
But then I saw her in that kitchen wearing nothing but a t-shirt.
In that moment, everything changed.
Her sharp wit became intoxicating.
Her curves became an obsession.
Her independence became a challenge I couldn’t resist.
But not everyone is happy with this union.
And now someone’s trying to take her from me.
I’ll burn the world down before I let anyone hurt what’s mine.
Especially now she’s pregnant with my son.