LOGINShare
18
publish date:
2026-09-30 00:19:10
Latest chapter
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 20
Simon took a firm hold of Sara's elbow as they walked towards the mansion house ablaze with lights, the rooms visible to them obviously already filled to capacity with other guests. "Is there anything you want to tell me before we go in?" he prompted softly.There was a faint sparkle of humor in Sara's eyes now as she gave him a sideways glance. "Such as?" Simon had absolutely no idea. Their host for the evening was a man in his sixties—surely not someone Sara had ever been personally involved with."Don’t let your imagination run away with you, Simon," Sara drawled derisively as she gave him another teasing glance."Ah, Simon—so pleased you could make it!" The smoothly charming voice of their host interrupted them.Simon instantly felt Sara's tension, and he maintained a proprietorial hold on her elbow even as he turned to face the older man. "Lincoln Bennet," He nodded stiffly."Can I—?" "Sara!" The older man appeared momentarily stunned as he instantly recognised Sara, but that s
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 19
"Oh, no…! Simon, turn the car around!" "What—?" Simon turned his head to give Sara a startled glance from where he sat behind the wheel of his car on Saturday evening, driving them both to the party.She clutched at the arm of his black evening jacket. "Turn the car around —now—and get us out of here!" she repeated fiercely as she released his arm to stare up in horror at the brightly lit house at the end of the short gravel driveway.There was already a car in front of them, and one had just turned into the driveway behind them too, effectively blocking any move on Simon's part to do as Sara asked and turn the car around."What’s wrong, Sara?" He reached out with his free hand to clasp one of hers, instantly aware of how cold that hand was, considering the warmth of the summer evening.What was wrong? Sara had just realized that the party Simon was taking her to was at the home of her ex-father-in-law to be…Bruce's father… That was what was wrong! Why hadn’t she realized sooner? Mor
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 18
Simon chose his words with care, having realized in the past few minutes that he still needed to go slowly with this particular woman, that to do anything else would only drive her away. "I am asking you to accompany me to a party on Saturday rather than leaving me to spend the evening alone in a room full of strangers." She shook her head. "You must know your host to have been invited in the first place." "He is a business associate. Nothing more." Simon shrugged dismissively.Sara smiled wryly. "There are sure to be dozens of beautiful women there, so I doubt you’ll remain alone for long—" "And I would prefer to take my own beautiful woman," he interrupted firmly.Her cheeks warmed. "I am not your—" "Sara, please." Simon cut off her protest gruffly. "For business reasons I have to attend this party, and for personal reasons I would like you to accompany me." When he put it like that… Every instinct of self-preservation Sara told her to say no to his invitation. To stand by her
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 17
"Simon, please…!" Sara groaned in breathless protest, even as she felt her own nipples ache beneath her blouse. Just from listening to Simon describe having her make love to him? Oh, God…!His eyes were dark now, burning with the same desire that coursed through Sara. "But I have not yet finished telling you how beautiful you are." He gave a self-derisive shake of his head. "First let me say that you do not need to lose even one pound in weight. You are perfection just as you are," he added firmly, his voice once again clipped and precise, but this time with forceful decisiveness rather than anger.She gave a rueful shake of her head." I—""Sara, there are very few men who actually prefer women with no breasts or hips," he continued determinedly. "That is a myth which has been perpetrated by dress designers and by women themselves, I believe," The darkness of his gaze swept over her appreciatively. "The fullness of your breasts is exactly the right size to fit perfectly into the palms
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 16
"Fine." The tip of her tongue was caught between her teeth as she frowned in concentration.Simon felt his shaft stir at the thought of all the more sensuous uses the moistness of that tongue could be put to. "Or alternatively I could lie naked on the bed and wait for you to join me?" he said huskily."Fine." Her eyes had a faraway look as she continued to sketch in her pad."Or maybe swing naked from the chandelier?" he added with amusement."What did you say?" She looked up sharply, her cheeks blushing a fiery red."Never mind." He was still chuckling softly to himself as he walked down the hallway to the kitchen.Sara felt the warmth of the color in her cheeks as the rest of Simon's conversation now penetrated the concentration that always enveloped her at the start of a new project.Except she wasn’t going to start a new project.Was she…?That certainly hadn’t been what she had intended when she’d arrived promptly for this evening’s appointment—but one look at the blandness of wh
A REASON FOR MARRIAGE 15
Now it was Sara's turn to look wary as she heard the finality in his tone. A warning, perhaps, that Simon's lazy good humor was merely a front, an illusion. As if she needed any warning!"Why are you even continuing to bother pursuing me when there are dozens of women in New York who would be only too flattered to receive the attentions of Simon Hamilton?"He smiled ruefully. "Because it doesn’t work that way." She frowned. "What doesn’t?" He shrugged those broad shoulders. "I can’t speak for other men, of course, but as far as I’m concerned, desire is exclusive to one woman at a time." Sara moistened lips that had become suddenly dry. "That isn’t what I’ve heard…" she said, at least judging by what she'd read about him since they met. Simon scowled. "Just who the hell have you been listening to, Sara?" he prompted impatiently.Her gaze avoided meeting that piercing green one. "It’s public knowledge—" "It’s malicious gossip—accompanied by unreliable articles and photographs in ne
You May Also Like
Accidentally Married
Swiftpen1231.1M viewsHook Up With The Naughty Maid
Wild Dreams2.3M viewsAddicted to Loving You: The Paranoid and Domineering Boss's Convicted Wife
Gu family's Little Bamboo692.2K viewsThe Divorced Billionaire Heiress
I Wanna Eat Meat16.3M viewsToo Late To Win Me Back, Mr.Blackwell.
Faiza16 viewsFrom Substitute Wife to the CEO’s Obsession
Lulival27 viewsI Catfished My Bestfriends Mafia Don Brother (Part II)
Anne Coyno53 viewsMr. Billionaire, Your Wife Is Playing You!
Ayla Ren14 views
