Page 60 of Rekindling Desire

“Other than it ruining my sleep, it was a great night.”

Dani’s eyes widened as I told her the new information. The license I crumpled was filed. Legally, Amber and I are married.

“For how long? And she never said a word?”

“Timothy went on a search for the license. I have no idea when she filed. As for telling me, not until yesterday when she informed me that her marriage to Darius is void because she’s already married.”

Dani shook her head. “That bitch is fucked up. Wait, what do you think this will mean for next week’s board meeting?”

“For one thing, I’ve been married for over a year.”

“The addendum.”

I nodded. “Darius showed up at Ella’s place last night. He’s pissed about not being married to Amber. He probably realizes she never intended to marry him in the first place. She said she did it to make me jealous.”

My sister laughed. “Oh, I can tell you’re green with envy.”

“I’m green, but it’s not with envy for anything in Darius’s life.”

“Gabriella is your someone else. I see the way you change when you’re with her. I don’t mean change. I mean…mellow. She evens you.”

“I think I’ve known ever since she got away that she was my someone. I’m sure as hell not letting this mess with Amber fuck it up.”

“Is Ella here?”

I shook my head. “She’s at Beta Kappa Phi. The executive director is concerned about the new campaign. It seems that Dwain contacted her.” I leaned back against my chair. “Do you ever wish life was simple?”

“You mean like not having a bodyguard drive me to work?”

“How did that go?”

“Well, I’m here.” She lifted her eyebrows. “Silas isn’t much in the conversation department, but damn, the way his muscles bulge under his shirt was entertaining.”

“If I said something to you about the way a woman looked, you’d tell me it was inappropriate.”

“It would be. Men are sexist.”

I rolled my eyes. “Women aren’t?”

She shook her head. “Nope. That’s just the way it works.”

“Mr. Sinclair,” Johnathon said as he opened the door. “Mr. Evans is here.”

“Good luck,” Dani said, standing.

I stood too. “Thanks, sis. I know Ella believes me. I hate putting her through this. If you get the chance to give her your memories of that night, I’d appreciate it.”

“Amber may have helped you.”

Pressing my lips together, I tilted my head.

“You’ve been married for over a year. The addendum states marriage. It doesn’t say a word about divorced.”

“Annulled,” Timothy said as he entered. “You have grounds.”

Dani lifted her hands. “I’ll leave this to you two.”

Dani closed the door as she left, leaving Timothy and I alone. Taking my mug of coffee, I led us to the conference table. “Am I really married?”

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