Monster A Dark Arranged Marriage Romance - Vanessa Waltz Page 0,13

mouth. The breeze played with the flyaway fabric, the top sliding way too high, and the strands slipping down her arms.

My balls squeezed with a pang.

Knox’s whistle blast was like sandpaper on my cock. “She missed her calling as a porn star.”

I punched his arm. “Get the fuck away from the screen.”

My eyes grew hot as she returned inside and stretched out on my couch. I burned with the need to kiss her soft lips, and it sickened me. The last thing I needed was an obsession with my enemy’s daughter. I had to do something productive and stop fantasizing about all the dirty ways I would fuck my wife.

This marriage had screwed up everything. My professional and personal relationships went up in smoke. I’d compromised my reputation by marrying a woman from that family.

For a year, I’d been associated with like-minded wealthy businessmen. Three of us made The Dark Circle—Knox, Cainan, and myself. Our goal was dismantling the biggest biker gang in Boston.

Harder than it looked.

Even with our resources, a conglomerate like Legion hadn’t folded under the pressure. When I’d first joined, I thought it’d take a matter of months.

Try years.

Legion MC had thousands of chapters nationwide. They had multiple revenue streams. They were involved in drugs, prostitution, murder for hire, loansharking—anything illegal.

I was committed to the cause, but now my loyalty would be questioned. Vinn had forced me into an awkward position.

“I didn’t choose this, Knox.”

“I know. I figured you were dead when you didn’t answer your phone for three days,” Knox murmured. “Cainan was super annoyed when he saw your wedding photos on social media. He thought you’d relapsed.”

“You and half the fucking world. Help me get out of this marriage.” I threw the tablet on the desk and raked my hair. “I’ll do whatever you want.”

“Family law isn’t my specialty, but it looks like Vinn went through great pains to stop you from exploiting any loopholes. Why on earth would you sign this?”

“I had a gun to my head. He kidnapped me.”

“Sounds right for a mafia family intervention.” Knox glared at his phone, thumbing through a document. “Why not just kill you?”

“I’m too valuable to Vinn.” I didn’t mistake it for familial affection. “If I die, he loses sixty percent of his revenue.”

Knox made an indistinct sound as he typed notes. “We can say you were under duress, but they’ll expect charges to be filed. That means a police report.”

Against the boss of the Family?

My stomach tightened. “Out of the question.”

“Yeah, he probably figured you wouldn’t do that.” Knox licked his thumb, swiping through the stack of papers. “She gets a hundred grand per incident of you cheating on her. I’ve heard of crazy prenups, but this is wild.”

“I’m glad my misery is entertaining you.” I rose from the chair, buttoning my jacket.

He extended his leg, blocking my exit. “Tony, hold on. I can get this thrown out. We can argue that you had reduced mental capacity. You relapsed on your sobriety. You have a history of substance abuse. It fits. I’m not worried about that part. It’s what comes after. Your cousin.”

I rubbed my face. “Vinn is the least of my concerns.”

“Tony, your guards report straight to Vinn.” Knox’s voice dropped as he leaned forward. “Put this aside. It’s not worth the trouble.”

“I’ll hire private security.”

“That’ll be hard. You’re the son of a notorious mob boss. They’ll think you want them for illegal activity.”

I did, which made my estrangement to Vinn so inconvenient. Still, there were other options.

“What about street gangs?”

“I wouldn’t. They’re flocking to Legion now that they’re patching in other clubs.”

That was news to me.

“Since when?”

“They’re allowing rival MCs the chance to defect to their side, no questions asked. It’s a limited-time offer that expires in the summer.”

“Well, maybe I should get my hands dirty.”

“Tony, that’s a bad idea.”

I didn’t care. I wasn’t giving up.

They stole everything from me. Ruined me.

I had no intention of honoring a cease-fire. My cousin had overstepped in a big way, and I would punish him. First, I needed to wrangle in the new wife.

I opened the tablet and found her relaxing in the living room. I traced her silhouette. She swiped through the phone I’d given her. She grinned, pressing the cell to her ear.

That smile held secrets.

I’d find them out.

Six

Evie

I’m grateful my husband gives me plenty of space.

Tony disappeared for weeks.

Good riddance.

After he dumped me in a spacious penthouse downtown and gave me the rundown of his rules, which I wouldn’t follow, Tony had vanished. He