[SLOW BURN} (CHECK OUT MY NEW MAFIA ROMANCE. OUT NOW!) "You can't hurt me anymore, Ace. I'm not that crybaby you used to know," she warned, taking a step back. "Who said anything about hurting anyone, darling? There's only one place I need to cry for me. One very," his eyes trailed down her body, and stopped between her thighs. "Very moist place." He took two steps forward, and closed the gap between them. Ace is the legitimate heir to the Atticus dynasty, but there's a condition. Grandpa before his death says he cannot fully inherit everything until he gets married, and stays married for at least a year. Quick to think, he finds a solution to his dilemma; A contract marriage. With the help of his personal assistant, Grant, He finds Fay Landon. Dainty Fay that cries a lot, and can talk a storm. He vows it's only a marriage of convenience, until the redhead let's her hair down, and shows him the woman behind the tears. She falls first, but he falls harder. In the middle of the war for a billion dollar empire, heartless Ace Atticus will learn that to come out victorious, he needs a Fay up his sleeve. THIRD MONTH OF WIN-WIN. PLEASE SUPPORT ME WITH YOUR VOTES, COLLECTIONS, REVIEWS, COMMENTS, AND GIFTS. THANK YOU.
When doctor Leighton returned to Fay's room, she found a rather odd arrangement.
Everyone was sleeping. Alice and Marilyn on a chair, while Fay and Sophie shared the bed.
She watched the little girl sleep, a whole lot of joy in her eyes.
There was no trace of nightmares. No mumbling in her sleep. No screams, and cries. She was just a peaceful child, sleeping.
Gently, she shut the door, giving them their privacy. As she turned around, she came face to face with Alexander.
Her heart skipped a beat, like it always did whenever she saw him. He was literal perfection in her eyes. From the day she met him as a kid, she knew she'd always adore him.
She had settled into the role of best friend, happily, in hopes that someday, he'd see her as more than that.
But as the days passed, the chances were getting even slimmer. When she saw the way he looked at Fay, her heart sank. She would give an arm for him to look at her that way.