King of Wrath: An Arranged Marriage Romance

Dante checks in with Christian, who informs him that their team discovered another set of Francis’s copies of the incriminating photos. They have not yet found the originals, and Christian, who has sensed the change in Dante’s relationship with Vivian, warns Dante that he can either have Vivian or he can have revenge on her father, not both. He says that they will stop the search if Dante wants.

Vivian re-enters from her shower shortly after Dante hangs up. Dante has avoided going to bed at the same time as her to avoid his growing desire for her, so he is uncomfortable tonight as they get ready for bed at the same time. When neither can fall asleep, he asks about her family, realizing that she knows more about his than he knows about hers. She shares how their lives changed when her father’s business took off; she misses the way they used to be before they became rich and before her father became obsessed with gaining acceptance among the older, wealthier families.

When Vivian teasingly asks if she is boring Dante, he replies that boring him is not one of the things she does to him. They give into their attraction, with Dante moving further into foreplay than he had in the library.