Cadence Under Contract
Cadence Granbury is the highly skilled and experienced personal assistant to CEO James Oliver. Their relationship has been nothing but professional since Cadence started working for him two years ago. That is, until James receives an ultimatum from his ailing grandfather: get married or get very little! Unwilling to lose out on the bulk of his inheritance, James does everything in his power to expedite the process of finding a wife. Cadence unwittingly reveals herself to be the perfect marital candidate and James won't take no for an answer. Their marriage contract proves to be quite mutually beneficial.
Chapter 111 - It was Everything
James searched Cadence's face for any sign of hesitancy or uncertainty. He found none. He gulped when he realized how sure she was. She wanted it all and he felt breathless at the realization that this "all" included him. He'd wished for this outcome more than anything, but couldn't quite bring himself to believe it was a possibility. At least not any time soon. Cadence wanted a real marriage with James. Not just to date each other while the contract ran it's course. She didn't need time to get to know him more. She didn't need time to think it over. She had already decided that he was someone she wanted to keep in her life, for better or for worse. She wanted it to be real.
"It is. It's real. We're real, Cadence" James declared, lifting his free hand to her face. He pulled her close, kissing her earnestly in an attempt to express everything words seemed inadequate for.