‘Of course,’ he replied. ‘Whatever we do together in private will be by mutual consent. That was always going to be the case. It was you who made that assumption two months ago that I would be paying you for sex.’
‘Okay,’ she said, feeling both chastised and embarrassed. As well as uncertain. She hadn’t exactly received the concession she’d been asking for—a marriage in name only. And, given that his seduction techniques so far had turned out to be extremely effective...
Oh, for goodness’ sake, Katie. Stop creating problems where there aren’t any. Yet. So what if Jack Wolfe could seduce a stone? You can cross that bridge when you come to it. Time to quit while you’re ahead.
Jack Wolfe was right about one thing: she was all out of options.
‘So what’s your answer, Katherine?’ he asked, the negotiations clearly over.
She concentrated on the twitch in his jaw and controlled the familiar shot of adrenaline that was always there whenever he looked at her with that laser-sharp focus.
Take the risk. You need this—for your business and your baby. And, remember, he can’t hurt you unless you let him.
‘Okay,’ she said. ‘I guess we’re getting married, Mr Wolfe.’