Novels by btstandley

Tess's POV The next morning, I got up early and went to the apartment complex that Jack and I lived at. I didn't see his car in our assigned spots. I told him I was coming here today, and I was praying that he wasn't going to be here. I just wanted my clothes and a few other things. When I walked into our apartment it finally hit me. I had been so angry about everything that I hadn't broken down and cried, until now. Seeing our engagement photos hanging on the walls and how in love I am with this man. Grabbing one of the photos off the wall to anyone looking at it, we looked like we were in love but when I studied Jack's face, I could see it. He might be looking at me and smiling but his eyes gave it away. He wasn't in love. I was an obligation he had to his parents. They expected him to get married and take over the company and I was easy to convince, and I was dumb enough that I didn't figure it out. I threw the picture on the floor, shattering the glass and wiped my face and w

Tyson's POVI walked into my fathers office. I knew what he wanted and I didn't want to hear it. It was a stupid rule that I didn't want to follow but I knew in order for me to take over the familia it had to be done. "Tyson, son, sit down," he ordered as soon as I stepped through the door. You didn't not listen to him. He ran our lives with an iron fist. He had to in order to keep his poisition. He wasn't abusive but he could be an asshole to us kids. He demanded respect and he always got it. "Dad, I already know what you want and I don't want to. The rule is outdated and I don't understand why I need a wife."The door opened and my mother walked in. She looked the part at every second of the day. I can't remember a time in my life when she was done completely up and dressed to the nines. She had a part to play as well and she did it flawlessly. She was the perfect trophy wife, the perfect mob wife. She never questioned anything and made sure us boys stayed in line. "A wife soften

Tess's POV I stood in front of a mirror looking at myself and the transformation that the team had done on me was amazing. I had always envisioned my wedding day and that I would be Cinderella and that is exactly how I felt right now. I had this big, beautiful ball gown wedding dress that sparkled under lights, and it cost more than my car and my hair was done up beautifully and my makeup was flawless. I felt like the perfect bride, and I had the perfect fiancé. Jack and I went to the same high school growing up but we didn't start dating until our junior year of college. He was getting his business degree, and I got my nursing degree. He had always been a caring; attentive boyfriend and I had fallen so in love with him. He came from old money and was set to inherit his family's company at twenty-six. That was still three years away, but he would spend the next three years learning everything he needed from his father, Jack Sr. The door to my suite opened and my mom walked in, a