Chapter 466

She looked up at him, dazed, and nodded. “It’s just sex,” she whispered. He shoved himself away from her. “Fuck,” he hissed, turning from her before swinging back around and glaring at her. “This is about him, isn’t it?” he said, his voice gravel. “This is about Jonathon Ashby and your stupid plan to marry him for his money.” Emma straightened, lifting her chin and squaring her shoulders. “I don’t know why this is such a surprise to you,” she said, her voice hard. “We agreed that this would be a short-term arrangement. We both agreed that it would be a mutual scratching of an itch and then we would go our separate ways. No one said anything about falling in love.” He stared at her, unable to comprehend the words falling from her mouth. “Contact Natalie about terminating your contract,” he said, his voice hard. He turned and stalked back through the house and out the front door, not looking back. Emma sagged against the railing, her pulse thundering in her throat and the blood rushing i