Dario

Catalina stiffened as my lips met hers, the way she had throughout the reception. Just seconds before, she’d melded her beautifully naked body against me as we kissed. When I pulled away, I was captured by her emerald stare. The fear from last night was gone, giving me hope that this marriage could work. It wasn’t as if either one of us could walk away.

Taking one last glance toward my mother and aunts, I felt the need to protect my ...