Escaping my ex-husband, I’m forced to leave for another city and accept an indecent offer from the local deputy: to become his fake wife. He despises women as a type. And I no longer plan to let men into my soul. But living under the same roof and not being together proves not so easy.
— “You drive me crazy, Anya. And your mouth is too bold.”
His hot breath burned my cheek and made goosebumps run over my body.
— “I give you three seconds to hide, or I’m no longer responsible for what I’ll do.”
“One…”—strong hands pressed against the wall on both sides of my head, cutting off any chance of escape.
“Two…”—slightly rough fingers squeezed my chin and turned my face so I had to look into his icy eyes.
“Three…”—he whispered right into my lips, and then my mind completely left me.