Semua Bab RECKLESS DESIRES: THE ODEN LEGACY : Bab 11 - Bab 20

AmiriamAmiriam and her sisters spent the rest of the evening munching on salty tortilla chips, spicy salsa, and cheesy enchiladas. The food was great in spite of the grouchy hostess, and Amiriam definitely planned to return.When she pulled into the driveway of the Oden home, she noticed the red BMW was not there and wanted to scream. Her heart racing, she reached for her phone to call Luke when she saw his message from earlier.Luke: I told James I upset you. He said if I bought him ice cream, then he'd take care of it. So, now we're getting ice cream. Because that's how it works exactly.Noticing when the message had been sent, and the current time, she did the math and raised an eyebrow. Three hours for ice cream?She read another message that had been sent an hour afterwards.Luke: Oh. And make sure you take a few weeks off from babysitting James for our honeymoon. We'll want to lay low for a bit after the wedding so we might as well do it in a foreign country. You do have a pass

AmiriamWhat devil's work am I doing here? Amiriam thought for what felt like the thousandth time since she'd poked her nose into places it shouldn't be. And it wasn't helping that she'd been crammed in a car with her archenemy slash fiancé most of the day. Biting her bottom lip, she looked sideways at him as they arrived at the fifth place in as many days.She threw Luke the side-eye once again. How the heck did he manage to do that and get them to appear sexy? It was frustrating her. With an indignant sniff in her head, she leaned back out of the passenger side window, adopting her favorite six-year-old mimicry. If James could play like there was no tension between them in the car, then so could she. Or maybe she was only imagining it. That was always an option too. She was on her period. And when she was on her period, she was as cranky as hell for completely no reason. Except the fact that—she was guessing it—she was on her period.You know what else was frustrating and awesome si

Amiriam"Smile!" the photographer shouted before snapping another billion pictures. There were sparkling chandeliers hanging from the tall ceiling, and she was reminded of Beauty and the Beast when Belle was getting ready in the yellow dress, and they danced the night away. She pretended another forced smile and looked up at Luke.Yeah, she was making the moment a little creepy with how similar it was. Kind of a jerk being a prince. There has to be something in the punch."Mr. Oden, lean in and give her another kiss. The lighting is perfect for it!" the photographer ordered.Stomach tightening, she stood with his arms around her waist and lifted her chin to meet his green eyes. Not that she particularly wanted him to kiss her. She was just curious to see how he would respond. She'd told him that a photographer was extravagant, but his father had said they should have a memento of the sacred day.Luke's eyes scanned her face for a brief moment before he hardly nodded and released her.

AmiriamThe journey to Detroit from Manchester was uneventful, and before she knew it, Amiriam was en route to Rome. Thanks to Luke, having booked the flights, she wasn't surprised to find herself in first class, squirming her backside over the comfortable seat."How're you doing over there?" Luke asked with a grin."Doing good, my friend. Doing very well. No wonder you love flying overseas. With so much space for the legs, the eight-hour trip will be easy," Amiriam said, stretching out her legs for good measure, which made Luke laugh."Happy to oblige," Luke replied.Plugging in his headphones into his ears, he started going through some of the films being offered on the flight, and Amiriam did the same. Her spine settled into the seat as the plane departed a few minutes later, and she smiled as the rush of energy ran through her. She had yet to sleep since the wedding the night before. They'd both decided to get out of New Hampshire as quickly as possible, and the adrenaline of thei

LukeSharing a bed had been a mistake. He hadn't known it was that big of a deal until after they'd visited the Colosseum. He had no clue what had changed between them, and he had no clue if it was all in his head. Either way, he'd thought that it would be best if he slept on the couch. That was before he'd witnessed the look in her eyes when he'd proposed the idea.The girl got upset. He didn't see why it was that important where he offered to sleep, Hell, he was attempting to be a gentleman, but it mattered to her. He could see as clearly as day. He couldn't also see why he cared if she was hurting or not. It had never affected him before to see a girl get emotional, but since that moment in the church, he'd found himself caring about Amiriam despite wanting or not wanting to.But he had to draw the line somewhere because she was currently cuddled up against his chest with her bare thigh draped over his waist. He'd been lying on his back for the past hour, staring at the ceiling and