Page 27 of His Wild Seduction

I wasn’t that stupid jackass she led around by his collar anymore. I was Josef motherfucking Aziz. A man to be reckoned with. Powerful. Rich. Influential. Still lethal as fuck.

And soon, I would add husband to that list of attributes.

“Dearly beloved,” the officiant began.

It was difficult to concentrate. I was aware of her on a level I hadn’t quite expected.

We were quite the pair. A hunter and his prey.

Big Bad Wolf and Little Red.

The vows we recited were simple. I didn’t want to futz around, so I stuck to the classics.

To have and to hold.

I couldn’t fucking wait to have her in my arms.

For better, for worse.

We already had worse. I was looking forward to better.

For richer, for poorer.

Neither of us would ever have to worry about that one. I’d made sure of that.

In sickness and in health.

I was healthy as a horse, and I would always take care of her. The idea of her being sick made my heart squeeze and my stomach turn.

No, I wasn’t willing to look too closely at that just yet.

To love and to cherish until death do us part.

This was a problem. I couldn’t love my wife.

Oh, I had no plans to let her go.

But I couldn’t allow myself to be vulnerable with her.

Not again.

Despite that, I could cherish her body with mine.

Could she love me?

The thought appealed to me in more ways than one. I never had someone who loved me. Never had someone who cared.

I thought she loved me, once upon a time, but that was just a fairytale.

Maybe I could seduce her into caring for me. I definitely wanted to try.

All I knew was if she ever tried to leave me again, well then, I’d just have to prove how ruthless I could be.

I wasn’t kidding when I said until death. Oh, I’d never hurt her. But I’d kill anyone who tried to take her from me.

Meredith Gray was mine now.

CHAPTER ELEVEN