Page 35 of Mr. Wicked

That was why, goddamn it, I wanted the vodka already in my hand.

I wanted my fingers wrapped around the cold, condensation-covered glass.

I wanted the fucking burning in my throat as the liquor swished past my tongue on its way to my stomach.

All because of her.

Why was Jovana so hot?

Why was her personality so irresistible?

Why was her body so incredible? From the curve of her neck to the dip of her collarbone, from the arch of her hips to those toned, gorgeous thighs.

There wasn’t an inch of her I didn’t want to lick.

Bite.

Devour.

Why I physically had to force myself not to ask her to come closer, so I could wrap my arms around her waist and pull her against me.

What the fuck was happening to me—

“Grayson,” Laura said, interrupting my thoughts.

Not only was I thinking of Jovana, but I was staring at her, too, as she stood at the bar, talking to the bartender.

“What?” I snapped, dragging my gaze away from her.

“Didn’t you hear me? I said she’s perfect,” Laura replied.

I’d heard her, all right, and had only responded in my head, so I cleared my throat and said, “I agree with you.”

“And that’s why she’s going to be your wife.”

My head whipped toward Jovana and then back to Laura.

She raised her hand the moment my lips parted and said, “Let me tell you why I’ve come to that conclusion—”

I cut her off. “There’s no reason to. She’s not an option.” As my arms crossed over my chest, I took a peek at Jovana’s ass.

If there was ever one that I could wake up to every morning, that I could clutch every night before bed, that I could stare at every day for the rest of my life, it was hers.

It was flawlessly round.

Heart-shaped.

Grabbable.

Squeezable.

But that didn’t change my mind.

I wasn’t marrying Jovana.

A woman who wanted to cook me breakfast the next morning in what she had called my magnificent kitchen, and I’d squashed that dream when I’d told her I wasn’t into dating or having a replay of our night together.

“Like I said,” Laura continued, despite my attempt to shut her up, “she has a sweet, wholesome personality, which will offset yours quite well. She’s young, but not too young. She has a relatable job that will resonate with the media. She’s adorable and fit—the world will literally just eat her up the second we release photos of you two, especially when they see the chemistry you have.”

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