Page 50 of Hacker Betrayed

“My eyes!” Paxton yelped as he turned.

The sexy man pulled me next to him and wrapped the blanket around my body. Next, Quinton walked in, followed by Kaeden. Even my damn sister-in-law walked in.

“Dude, you slept with my sister,” Paxton growled.

Mia stepped closer to the bed, grinning. “I’m not even mad you two skipped my wedding to have sex. And from the looks of the room, you had a lot of it.”

I covered my face with my hand, but a large rock poked my cheek. God, no. A snippet of me asking him to marry me popped into my head. Oh lord, I wanted to crawl under the bed.

“Holy shit, you married my sister.”

“Sister?” the sexy man asked. Jesus, I didn’t even know his name or how my family knew him.

Kaeden crossed his arms over his chest and gave me the look I usually gave my siblings. I never fucked up. This was a huge mistake. I didn’t have time for a wedding. My goal was to become the attorney general. The Ellison family gave us a leg up in life, and I wanted to prove I deserved their help. All through school, I never partied. Hell, I never drank, until…

“Have to admit it’s cool we’ll have the same anniversary. It’s nice Lucas will have you as a stepmom too.”

Stepmom. I still hadn’t figured out who I married. We made out while Elvis filled out the paperwork. Not once did I look at his name. I wasn’t even sure they were mentioned during the wedding. Paxton had told me Mia had a son with—

“Everyone out.”

“Dude, you are about to get the full Cara experience. I love my sister and will kill you if you hurt her, but I also know she can handle herself, and for once, it’s nice to know she makes mistakes.”

“The girls are having a late lunch while the men play poker. We can celebrate our weddings and you can spill the details on how this happened,” Mia said with a wave as my brother pulled her out of the room.

I was alone with my husband. The name of Lucas’s dad clicked: Donovan Calhoun. Shit. This was bad. Of all the people in the world, I married a crime boss. His name floated around the office. He had a case file on my desk that was supposed to go to court in two months, and I was supposed to go against him. The file was dropped on my desk as I walked out the door for Vegas.

He lounged back on the pillow, his bare chest exposed. “Good morning, wife. You want me to order you breakfast?”

“How are you not freaking out?”

He reached over and tugged a piece of my hair. “I’m very pleased with my sexy Honey Bear. You didn’t seem disappointed as you screamed my name.”

“We need to get this annulled,” I said, reaching for my phone, but strong arms pulled me back against his chest.

His hand snaked around my body and cupped my breasts. “But we consummated our wedding. We will have to have a regular divorce.”

He wasn’t thinking straight. “Are you still drunk? This can’t happen.”

“And why not?” he asked, slipping his finger down my body.

My head and body were on two different planets. “Because I work for the state attorney’s office. I can’t be married to a crime lord.”

He hummed against my ear. “Or it could be a better reason to stay married to me. You shouldn’t believe everything you hear or what’s in my file. I’m surprised you made a judgment before you have all the facts.”

When that file hit my desk, the only thing I thought about was getting the high-profile case that could make my career. “You’re going to trial in two months.”

His finger pinched my nipple hard. “Hey!” I reached for his hand, but he captured mine with his free hand.

Donovan placed a kiss next to my ear. “Sorry to disappoint you, my Honey Bear, but that case won’t ever see a courtroom. And neither will our divorce. Since you already think I’m a crime lord, I better fulfill your expectation. I’m keeping you and not letting you go.”

My mom gave everything up for our father. Then when he passed, she could barely take care of us. I watched my adoptive mother follow Ruben around and do what he wanted. Neither appealed to me. I promised myself I would find a partner. “I won’t be your kept woman. Furthermore, you can’t kidnap people.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll return you to your life in time. But Cara, not all things are as they seem. You will find that out soon.”

I wasn’t even sure I would make it out of the marriage alive.

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