All Chapters of My 90-day Marriage to my Ex-boss: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

“I’m sorry, Mr. Thorne, but our records indicate that you are already legally married.”For a second, I thought I had misheard him.The officiant sat across from me, his fingers hovering uncertainly over his keyboard, his expression caught somewhere between discomfort and confusion, the later matching mine.The room fell silent, as I tugged at my tie, suddenly feeling constricted.“What are you talking about?” My voice was calm, but it carried enough weight to make the man stiffen. “Until that marriage is resolved, sir, this marriage cannot be legally recognized.”My jaw tightened.I didn’t raise my voice. I didn’t need to.A few inches from me, Violet let out a sharp, disbelieving laugh that quickly dissolved into panic.“What do you mean by our marriage cannot be legally recognised?” she snapped, her voice rising. “August, what is he talking about?”Her panic filled the room, sharp but I barely looked at her before turning back to the officiant. “There has to be a mistake somewher

THREE MONTHS AGO. LAS VEGAS... “It was good doing business with you, August.” “The pleasure is all mine,” I replied, shaking his hand. “And I assure you your continuous patronage of TAG vehicles will never be a mistake.” Baron Russo chuckled as he smoothed the crease in his jacket. “That was never in question. My family has used TAG for generations. This meeting was just… formality.” “As expected,” I said smoothly. “Still, I appreciate the opportunity to host you here.” We exchanged a few more pleasantries before the meeting wrapped up. Another deal secured, at least the board members would get their foot off my neck. By the time I returned to the suite, exhaustion had already settled into my bones. I loosened my tie slightly, sinking into the chair and gulping down a glass of whiskey. I winced as the liquid burned my throat before pouring another. “Would that be all for today sir?” a voice asked. Genesis. I didn’t look at her immediately. “You were right after all, my f

I had always been careful, so waking up naked beside my boss that morning, my boss who wasn’t even my type, felt like the beginning of a disaster I wouldn’t survive.After everything that followed, I convinced myself I could forget him. Forget Vegas. Forget that night ever happened.Now it was all crashing back.I wanted this over with as quickly as possible, so I got ready in silence, fixing my hair the best I could before joining them downstairs.I slipped into the passenger seat beside the driver, deliberately ignoring the back door he had held open for me as I walked toward the car.The drive to the courthouse felt suffocating.My heart wouldn’t slow down.I kept staring out the window, trying not to look at him. Trying not to notice the veins in his forearms as he adjusted the sleeves of his shirt, calm and controlled like none of this touched him.Like I didn’t affect him, like he affected me.A bitter laugh almost escaped me.Who was I kidding?Of course he wasn’t affected.I w