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Alexander folds his arms over his chest “This isn’t funny What the hell happened last night?”

Ya fun The two of you were fucked-up and e passed a wedding chapel”

“And let uess You convinced us in our drunken state that it would be so much fun,” Alexander finishes for him

Yarin “You didn’t take ”

Before Alexander has a chance to respond, the front door pops open and the sauard with the braids alked h the door “Sorry to disturb you, Mr Yamada, but we have a situation The wo in front of the elevator deain Would you like us to physically remove them from the property, sir?”

“Letas he heads toward the door “This happens every time”

“Yaets no response as the door closes us alone in the suite

Alexander turns around and rests his back against the counter in the kitchen area of our suite The ainst his bicep as he lifts his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose while he squeezes his eyes shut “I can’t believe I allowed you to con me into this How could I be so careless?”

This causes me to jerk my eyebrows up as my eyes widen “Me? You actually think I want to be married to you?”

His eyes snap open He holds up his left hand that’s still bearing a wedding ring and points to it “Obviously, you do You don’t honestly expect me to believe that Yaet the idea from somewhere”

“Excuse me” I lift my hand to interrupt This man is completely out of his ever-lovin’onlike that?”

Alexander releases a bitter laugh “Right I know you’re so, so cut the act”

My ht of being your wife isn’t for show—that I can assure you My disdain for you is quite real”

He stares at h narrowed eyes “I’m sure you’d like aally married, I’ll have him slap you with an annulment so fast it’ll make your head spin When I told you to marry some schmuck for money, I didn’t mean me!”

Theinto place My hungover brain obviously isn’t quick enough this ure out that if, in fact, we are married, it means there was no tiree is screwed, and he knows it He’s now at my mercy