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 87 - Who Did This?
***CAUTION! - TRIGGER WARNING! - (Themes of assault & domestic abuse are present in this chapter)***
James waited on a cold hard chair somewhere on an upper floor of the St. David's Medical Center in Austin. The bright overhead lights shone down harshly enough to incite a headache. Cadence leaned against him, softly gripping his hand. Though he barely acknowledged her presence, he was also desperate for it. He knew he could not do this, could not be here alone.