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The Billionaire's Unexpected Wife
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3 Chapters
Chapter 6 Gold Digger img
Chapter 7 My Husband img
Chapter 8 I Need the Money img
Chapter 9 It's a Good Plan img
Chapter 10 Take Me Home img
Chapter 11 Packing Up img
Chapter 12 This is Goodbye img
Chapter 13 That's Not a Ferret img
Chapter 14 You Can't Marry Everyone img
Chapter 15 All the Details img
Chapter 16 The Truth img
Chapter 17 Another Deal img
Chapter 18 The Home img
Chapter 19 What If He Doesn't Like Her img
Chapter 20 Not Good Enough img
Chapter 21 Show and Tell img
Chapter 22 The Reaction img
Chapter 23 A Driver img
Chapter 24 Daydreams img
Chapter 25 Damage Control img
Chapter 26 It's a Sham img
Chapter 27 Twenty Questions img
Chapter 28 Things I Hate img
Chapter 29 Meeting the Father img
Chapter 30 Dad's Opinion img
Chapter 31 I'm Missing Something img
Chapter 32 It's All His Fault img
Chapter 33 Anything You Want img
Chapter 34 I'll Protect You img
Chapter 35 It Hits the Fan img
Chapter 36 Make Them Jealous img
Chapter 37 Trying to Avoid Her img
Chapter 38 Parallel Lives img
Chapter 39 You Want Me img
Chapter 40 What Married People Do img
Chapter 41 Getting Rid of Her img
Chapter 42 Leave Me Alone img
Chapter 43 Exactly What I Need img
Chapter 44 Telling Him the Truth img
Chapter 45 The Deal is Off img
Chapter 46 Worthless img
Chapter 47 Rip It Up img
Chapter 48 Running Into Her img
Chapter 49 Ambushed img
Chapter 50 Bribery img
Chapter 51 Ground Rules img
Chapter 52 I Wish I Hated Him img
Chapter 53 Starting Over Again img
Chapter 54 About to Erupt img
Chapter 55 Just a Contract Wife img
Chapter 56 Forbidden img
Chapter 57 Commanding Her img
Chapter 58 Let's Get Out of Here img
Chapter 59 A Day Out img
Chapter 60 Hard Questions img
Chapter 61 Guilt img
Chapter 62 He Doesn't Love Me Back img
Chapter 63 The Fake Kind img
Chapter 64 Like a Real Couple img
Chapter 65 Waking Up Together img
Chapter 66 Morning Delight img
Chapter 67 Visitors img
Chapter 68 What's Not to Love img
Chapter 69 You'll Make a Great Husband One Day img
Chapter 70 Dropping Hints img
Chapter 71 Kidnapping Her img
Chapter 72 You Make Everything Better img
Chapter 73 Girls' Day img
Chapter 74 The Perfect Day img
Chapter 75 It's A Lot img
Chapter 76 What Am I Doing img
Chapter 77 Everyone Loves Her Already img
Chapter 78 Inside Her img
Chapter 79 Smothering the Truth img
Chapter 80 Nine Months Later img
Chapter 81 The Truth Comes Out img
Chapter 82 A Job For a Husband img
Chapter 83 Unbelievable img
Chapter 84 Where's the Zipper img
Chapter 85 Cheating img
Chapter 86 Dangerous img
Chapter 87 A Secret Discovered img
Chapter 88 We're Not Married img
Chapter 89 What Happens Now img
Chapter 90 Give Me Some Space img
Chapter 91 The New Girl img
Chapter 92 A Friend img
Chapter 93 Trick Her Twice img
Chapter 94 Nonna Knows img
Chapter 95 People Change img
Chapter 96 Needy img
Chapter 97 Earth Shattering img
Chapter 98 Deja Vu img
Chapter 99 Drama img
Chapter 100 A Little Excitement img
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Chapter 3 I Don't Belong Here

Amaya

I felt him watching me before I laid eyes on him, and somehow, without looking, I knew it was the same guy who had been there in the pool earlier while I'd been reading. I hadn't let him catch me staring then, but I had snuck a few looks at him over the top of my book at that sculpted body, the dark hair, the strong jaw and cheekbones. He was a knockout, no question, and when I looked up from the conversation I was embroiled in with one of the potential donors I was scouting out for the library, my heart skipped in my chest.

He must have known I didn't belong here, that I'd borrowed this dress a week earlier from a friend of mine and that all the jewelry I was wearing was pretty far cry from authentic precious metal. No matter that I was here for a damn good reason, I felt so out of place at this gala as though someone would bust me at any moment, figuring out I didn't belong and kicking me to the curb before I could say a word. I sipped on my champagne and turned my attention back to the guy I had been talking to, but the whole time, I found it hard to focus on what he was saying. I could tell that the guy from the pool was staring at me, his gaze burning a hole right through me.

"Here's my card." I finally dipped into my purse and handed the guy one of the cards I'd had printed for the occasion. "We'd love it if you could swing by the library some time. Show you what we're working with."

"Oh, I'm pretty sure I know what you're working with." The guy grinned slowly, the smile spreading out over his face as his eyes traced up and down my body. I managed a stiff smile and stepped away from him. I could do without the perving for tonight. I felt out of place enough without having that creep peering down my cleavage.

I took a deep breath and downed the rest of my champagne. I didn't drink so much these days, and the bubbles were rushing up to my head and making me a little dizzy. Or maybe that was just the thick smell of expensive perfume hanging over this place like a veil. I had spritzed myself down in a little of the body spray I'd had since high school, and I just felt cheap by comparison.

But, as I moved around the room trying to mingle and see who else I could palm my card off on in the hopes they would donate some cash to my library, I noticed that pool guy was still looking at me. In fact, a couple of times, I swear he'd moved to follow my path around the room.

Bright blue eyes met mine confidently every time I looked up, and each time our gazes encountered each other, a flush ran up my neck and something roared to life in my lower stomach. For a while, I was sure he had to be checking out someone else, someone who actually looked like they belonged in a place like this, but as the evening drew on, it was clear I was the only thing he was interested in. And that knowledge sent a shiver running up my spine.

I did my best to pay attention to the people who stopped by to chat me up and made sure to hand out a couple of cards over the course of the evening. A place like this was dripping with money, and I'd have been crazy not to take advantage of it. But it was hard to keep focused when I could see the most improbably gorgeous guy practically stalking me around this place like I was prey and he was hungry.

He moved closer to me as the night drew on, and as the champagne buzzed through me, I found myself flirting straight back at him, flicking my gaze in his direction and even managing a couple of playful little smiles to boot. I had no idea who he was, but plenty of people were keen to stop and talk to him while his attention was squarely focused on me and me alone.

As the evening continued, my confidence began to swell a little. Sure, I had never been to anything like this before, and it still felt a little crazy being surrounded by so much glitz and glamour, but why not take advantage of it while I had the chance? That guy was eyeing me like he owned me, and it had been a long time since I had been able to blow off steam and enjoy myself like this. Life was usually so painfully stressful for me, and I didn't see why I shouldn't have a little fun when the opportunity arose. I had handed out a few cards, sweet-talked some people into giving the library some thought when it came time to donate again this year. It was about time I gave into a little flirtation, no?

I headed to the bathroom to fix up my makeup, checking myself in the mirror. I still didn't entirely recognize myself, even though I'd been wearing this thing for more than an hour. I hadn't been sure about the dress when I put it on. Sure, it was a little tight and clung a little too closely to those curves I was most self-conscious about, but at least it went a long way to enhancing my cleavage and actually giving me some real shape. I ran my fingers carefully through my hair. I had taken the time to blow-dry it up in my room, and it was the only part of this look that I loved. I flashed myself a smile in the mirror, practicing how it would look when I aimed it at him, and my heart fluttered when I thought about what I was about to do.

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