r lungs. She stiffened at his touch, unable to react as his unique scent-a mix of woodsy cologne and pheromones-flooded her senses. Every cell in her body scr

th sarcasm, "it only took a divorce for you to come running into my arms. I

his voice, betraying his true emotions. "I do not want you to

r arms on her chest,

we are doing this the hard way." Without giving Anna time to react, he bent over and picked her up by the knees

yelled, pounding hi

ms pounding his back as he made his way to the bedroom under the watchful

n and strode in before slamming the door closed. He carefully lowered Anna onto the bed and propped his hands

ushed him aside and sat up on the bed. "We've had three whole years to do the talk

didn't know what would become of us. I needed time to figure out my feelings and get used to this kind

Anna asked,

profess my love to you right off the bat, right? That would have been pretentious of me." He was quiet for a while, scratching the back of his neck.

to the splashing and gurgling of the fountain below. "I married you because I have loved you ever since that day you saved me. I thought my dre

. He's always neglected her because he thought she was just another social climber. Anna fr

ute and broke, and I also know that I have done a lot of dumb things in life to get you, but get this clear." Anna enunciated each word through grit teeth, "I don't give two shits about your money. I married you, not your bank account." She released

Is there anything else I need to know? If I'm being du

u all the time. I understand that you guys were supposed to get married before I crash-landed into your life." Anna's voice s

it." Liam avoided her eyes and s

She is a year older than me, but she still qualifies as 'immature', but I don't." She closed her eyes and exhaled slowly to regulate

. "I may not be the best husband in the world, but I'm not a cheater." He tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear, his delicate fingers brushing against her

asn't lying. He looked at her with eyes full of love, something he'd never done before, and for a minute, Anna sta

against her skin had her heart pounding hard against her ribs, and the anger in her fizzled out. Her hands found their way to his chest despite he

ng, a phone ringing interr

er end of the line. "Liam, you haven't forgo

pecting? That he would tell her the truth? Not

asked, sounding g

date," Melisa whined, her

le," Liam replied

grandmother, and she told

-threatening news. He gripped his phone tighter, and Anna noticed a slight tremble of his fingers.

d at his response. Sh