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Оглавление“Have you heard the terms of my father’s will?”
Clair shook her head. Nick’s words, “give your house back,” echoed in her head, the rasp of his tone burrowing deeper into her mind.
“Jeff left everything to me,” he said absently, as if he’d forgotten she was listening. “But there were stipulations. He said I have to marry. Fall in love and marry within twelve months.”
Only Jeff Dylan would be arrogant enough to believe he could regulate love. “What do you want?” she asked.
“I want you to marry me. If you pretend to be my loving wife for twelve months, I’ll sign your house over to you.”
“You must know other women. What’s wrong with them?”
He laughed without joy or happiness. “I know other women, but I don’t want to marry any of them. I don’t want to start a marriage with someone who’d expect it to last. Can you imagine you’ll want to stay married to me?”
Her stomach knotted. “No.”
“Then you’re the wife I want.”
