When negotiated marriage turned out to be more than that... Just a little tiny sneak peek: Declan seemed to have trouble expressing himself. I was glad he managed to show his real feelings to me. I pulled Declan to me and wrapped my arms around his waist. He returned the hug; his breath tickled the side of my cheek, "Thea..." "I know," I breathed, "I know," I felt the wedding ring sitting on my finger. I wasn't ashamed to admit that I was falling hard for Declan. ____________ I groaned when she grind her lower part on my hard-on. She smiled when I response. "Thea, that isn't fair," "What's fair?" She retorted, kissing down my neck and I let out a satisfied groan, "Alright alright. You win, he stays!" I was going to bring it further but she pulled back and jumped away from me with a teasing smile, "What should we name him?" I glared at Thea, "Tease. Name him Tease,"

Just an Heir (the story of Michael and Kristine) is the main book, and A Silent Lover is its prequel, which centers Kristine's parents as the main characters. Michael van Kirk is getting older, but he is not getting married anytime soon. His father feared that Michael will become a bachelor, so he took the matters into his own hands by marrying his son to Kristine Pelaez, the daughter of a business magnate Carlos Pelaez. Kristine has known Michael as a child and felt drawn to his aloofness and coldness. Although Michael is overweight, she thinks that he is her cute prince charming when he saved her from the arrogant rich kids from a party. Thus, she was ecstatic when her father told her that he wants her to marry Michael. However, she was disappointed when her cute prince charming is not as perfect as she thinks him to be. The events in this book are fictional, even the companies that exist mentioned. However, some places mentioned really exist. Also, most of the chapters in this story are unedited, so please ignore the errors. There is mention of characters from "Becoming a Billionaire", a Korean drama from MBC, starring Lee Bo-young and Ji Hyun-woo. (c) 2013-2021

SAMPLE ONLY! CHAPTER TAKEN DOWN ON JUNE 29, 2020. BOOK RELEASE ON JULY 19, 2020. AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND KINDLE. ~ "I've never been ignored in my life. You're seriously testing my temper," he said with his jaw clenched. I sat there immobile, keeping my face as impassive as I could. "You were the one who started asking unnecessary questions." Unlike all the other girls in the city, Andy Peterson is not one to drool over guys like that popular bachelor, William Maxwell aka Mr. Mogul, no matter how filthy rich, devilishly handsome, and irresistibly sexy he may be. She knows their ilk, and she's not going to fall for their tricks. She doesn't have time for it period. But it seems that fate would have her make time for it, as Andy discovers she's actually working for the last person she'd ever want to work for-Mr. Mogul himself a Wattys2014 Talk of the Town winner! Copyright © 2015 Mel Ryle. All rights reserved.