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Ares follows my gaze and freezes. “I…” He cups the back of his neck, his gaze contrite. “I wasn’tthinking, Raven. It was all so sudden. Until this morning, I was hoping… I haven’t had a chance—”I shake my head and place my hand on his arm. “It’s okay,” I tell him, steeling myself before I lookup at him. “But you should know that I don’t want her hand-me-downs. I don’t want to be surroundedby the remains of your relationship with her. Our marriage might not be a conventional one, but I’dstill like to ask you for a basic level of respect. I won’t live in her shadow throughout our entiremarriage.”“Of course,” he says, his voice soft. “I understand. I’m sorry. I’ll have her things packed up anddelivered to her. How about that?”I nod and look away, my heart aching. I wish I could tell him the full truth — that I don’t want tobe reminded of how much he loves her, of the life he expected to build with her. I wish I could tellhim to look at me and truly see me, just once.Instead, I inhale shakily and walk toward the mirror, pausing in front of it. “I’m exhausted, and Ihonestly just want to go to bed.” I don’t have it in me to keep up the facade. “Can you help me withthe buttons on the back?”Ares walks up to me and stands behind me, his eyes on mine through the mirror. His touch isgentle as he pushes my hair over my shoulder, exposing the long row of buttons on my wedding dress.Even the dress I’m wearing tonight isn’t mine. I designed this for Hannah. It’s almost as though I’mstealing everything that used to be hers, and it doesn’t feel right.Ares hesitates for a moment before unbuttoning the top button on my dress, a tormented expressionon his face. He is no doubt thinking of Hannah, and how amazing she would have looked in this. Whatexpression would he be wearing if it was Hannah standing in front of him tonight?He pauses halfway through and looks up, his eyes meeting mine in the mirror. “How far do youwant me to unbutton this?”I force a smile onto my face and try my hardest to pretend that my heart isn’t racing, that I’m notaffected by his touch. What does he see when he looks at me? Does a small part of him find meattractive at all?“All the way,” I murmur. “The fabric is quite delicate, so I don’t want to damage it by trying toundo the buttons myself.”He nods and tears his gaze away, refocusing on his task. Doesn’t he feel a single thing as heundresses me? The way he kissed me during the ceremony allowed me to pretend that our weddingwasn’t a farce, but the coldness he treated me with afterward took away any hope he’d inadvertentlygiven me.A shiver runs down my spine as his fingers brush against my skin, and I let my eyes fall closed fora moment, pretending tonight isn’t pure torment for him. In my fantasies, Ares wants me as much as Iwant him, his thoughts filled with nothing but me.If things had been different between us, would he have laid me down on his bed, his touchimpatient and heated? Instead of the carefulness he’s handling me with, would he be rough and frantic,the way he was so many years ago?Ares takes his time unbuttoning my dress, until the back falls open. I expected him to step away,but instead he wraps his hands around my shoulders. I glance at him through the mirror to find himlooking at me in a way he never has before. His eyes meet mine, and for a single second, I could’vesworn I saw lust in them. What would he do if I turned around now and kissed him? I’m terrified ofwhat might happen once Hannah realizes that I truly married Ares in her stead. The moment she comesback and asks for his forgiveness, my chance of making this marriage work will be gone.
I twirl around and place my hands against his chest, a fear I’ve never felt before dictating mymoves. “Ares,” I whisper.It’s almost as though my voice makes him snap out of the daze he was in, because he takes a stepaway from me and runs a hand through his hair. “Go to bed without me,” he says, his voice firm.I nod, my thoughts whirling as he walks away. I suppose he’s trying to give me privacy, but thatisn’t what I want.I once told one of my close friends that if I ever thought I had a chance with the man I love, I’dgive it my all, and I’d fight dirty if I have to. This is it. This is my chance.
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The Wrong BrideARES & RAVEN’S STO
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Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter
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Chapter OneRAVEN“I can’t believ
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Sierra shakes her head. “I don’
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“What are you thinking of buying
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Chapter ThreeRAVEN“I’m not sure
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Mom looks up at me and frowns. “Y
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types of events. You’ll just get
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our security provider, but she won
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Death because it’s a slow-acting
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Chapter SixARESI’m apprehensive a
Page 24 and 25: She shakes her head. “She gets to
Page 26 and 27: Chapter SevenRAVENThe heavily guard
Page 28 and 29: moments, it felt like we were back
Page 30 and 31: She giggles and rests her head agai
Page 32 and 33: She smiles at me. “Should I find
Page 34 and 35: Chapter NineRAVEN“Raven?”I frow
Page 36 and 37: “I hear you,” I murmur. “I’
Page 38 and 39: until the day of our wedding, or we
Page 40 and 41: Chapter ElevenARESI know I’m drea
Page 42 and 43: inexperienced, but I want this, Are
Page 44 and 45: Chapter TwelveARESI tighten my grip
Page 46 and 47: she merely nods. “No matter. Rave
Page 48 and 49: Chapter ThirteenARES“We’re plan
Page 50 and 51: Chapter FourteenARESLex, Luca and Z
Page 52 and 53: best for you better than you do, Ar
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Page 56 and 57: Chapter SixteenRAVENI pull up in fr
Page 58 and 59: Chapter SeventeenARESI pause at the
Page 60 and 61: I’m not immoral. I’d never disr
Page 62 and 63: He smiles at me before lifting his
Page 64 and 65: Chapter NineteenARESMy four brother
Page 66 and 67: Grandma nods at us in satisfaction,
Page 68 and 69: hands tremble.“Why are you here,
Page 70 and 71: Chapter Twenty-OneARESI can feel Ra
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Page 76 and 77: Chapter Twenty-ThreeRAVENThe sound
Page 78 and 79: I take in his expression, the spark
Page 80 and 81: Chapter Twenty-FourARESI straighten
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Page 84 and 85: Chapter Twenty-FiveRAVENSierra’s
Page 86 and 87: “Just try it, Rave.”I nod. “F
Page 88 and 89: with her, Rave. I went to see her s
Page 90 and 91: Chapter Twenty-SevenARESI look up i
Page 92 and 93: to her lips. “These lips excel at
Page 94 and 95: understand what you want from me. I
Page 96 and 97: Chapter Twenty-NineARESI clench my
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Page 100 and 101: Chapter ThirtyARESI stare up at Rav
Page 102 and 103: She looks up at me and nods, her ey
Page 104 and 105: Chapter Thirty-OneARESHannah: I mis
Page 106 and 107: Raven looks at me, her gaze heated
Page 108 and 109: message and moves on to the next on
Page 110 and 111: your choices.”“Ares! None of th
Page 112 and 113: Chapter Thirty-ThreeARESI scroll th
Page 114 and 115: I hesitate for a moment as I move l
Page 116 and 117: Chapter Thirty-FourRAVENNo matter w
Page 118 and 119: on your behalf.”She crosses her a
Page 120 and 121: Ares puts my leg over his shoulder
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thinking of?”Ares tenses and stra
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Chapter Thirty-SevenRAVENI can bare
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Ares’s eyes are heated as he reac
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Chapter Thirty-EightRAVENI frown as
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I giggle. I can’t help it. Being
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jacket. “It’s unfortunate that
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“But I didn’t even know you wer
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Chapter Forty-OneRAVENI sigh as I t
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I moan, and Ares pushes in further,
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situation. How did that change so q
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Chapter Forty-ThreeRAVEN“You have
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Chapter Forty-FourARESI glance down
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I stare at my wife as she focuses o
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Chapter Forty-FiveARESI lean back i
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your actions, and now you’re mad
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show.”He steps out of the car wit
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Chapter Forty-SevenARESRaven has ba
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Hannah grits her teeth, her eyes fl
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Chapter Forty-EightRAVENI bite down
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be me, Raven. Not only will you eve
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me to our bedroom. He sits down at
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Chapter FiftyARESI smile to myself
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My shirt falls open, and the way he
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get into an argument. “Yes,” I
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Chapter Fifty-TwoRAVEN“You seem n
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couldn’t bear seeing her with him
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Chapter Fifty-ThreeARES“You’ve
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“You’re already wet for me, are
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Chapter Fifty-FourARESI smile at on
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“Oh God,” she moans loudly. It
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She grits her teeth. “Tell me hon
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Chapter Fifty-SixARESI lean back on
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life is no longer empty, and I no l
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Why the fuck did you bring that gir
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Chapter Fifty-EightRAVENI drop my h
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“She’s five months pregnant. Th
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How did she do it? How did she unra
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Chapter SixtyRAVENI park my car and
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about us, and I’ve never once bla
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come?” She hesitates for a moment
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Chapter Sixty-TwoRAVEN“I can’t
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matter what angle I look at this fr
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Chapter Sixty-ThreeRAVENI walk into
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when she knows how many of my model
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faints again? It’s your child tha
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I once was.”Alanna rubs my should
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Chapter Sixty-SixRAVENI’m absentm
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be our little sister, just like Sie
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Chapter Sixty-SevenRAVENI watch as
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was a take it or leave it deal, and
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she’s always been blinded to Hann
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I cross my arms and smile at her.
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I’m not sure I could answer… be
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I lift her on top of her dressing t
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