Sabrina Reed is Nathan Alden's wife, but not by his choice... EXCERPT****** "I found her like this, sir," the guard announced. Sabrina stirred at the voice, blinking groggily and rubbing her eyes to chase away the blur clouding her vision. A towering figure stepped into focus. "What are you doing out here, Sabrina?" Nathan's voice was sharp, cutting through the fog of sleep. His jaw was tight, words pressed between clenched teeth. She blinked again, brushing hair from her face as she sat up. "What are you doing out here?" he repeated-louder this time, more demanding. He stood before her in a jet-black suit and white button-up shirt, sleeves rolled just enough to expose forearms clenched across his chest. His eyebrows were drawn tight, his eyes narrowed. "I came back late last night and... the guard was gone, so... I just fell asleep," she said softly, eyes lowering under the weight of his glare. He dismissed the guard with a silent nod, then stepped closer. "Where were you last night?" he asked, voice taut with suspicion. She yawned, trying to blink herself fully awake. "I've been volunteering at the animal shelter." "Get up," he ordered, tone clipped and harsh. "You expect me to believe that? Don't animal shelters close at a decent time?" She remained seated, her legs too stiff to move. "Yes, but-" "Get up!" he barked.

𝐘𝐧~"𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦 .... 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞, 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮..." 𝐉𝐤~"𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟#𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.... 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭!" _________________________________________ 𝐘𝐧~"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥!" 𝐉𝐤~"𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 , 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭!" _________________________________________ ★- 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 ~ 𝟏𝟒 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 ~ 𝟒 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓