The Billionaire's Debt-Bride
There was a fireplace that ran on geothermal heat, shelves of real, physical books, and a bed draped in heavy, forest-green velvet.
Damian stood in the doorway, looking at the room as if he were afraid it might vanish if he stepped inside. He looked at his hands the hands of a man who had pulled a manual press, fought a mercenary, and bled for a woman he’d once thought was an asset.
"I don't know how to be this person, Aara," he admitted. "The man who doesn't have a board to report to or a stock price to maintain."
"Then don't be that person," I said. I walked over to him, my feet silent on the thick Persian rug. I reached up and began to unbutton the remainder of his ruined shirt. "Be t