CHAPTER 5
HECTOR
It was the stupidest f*****g idea he’d ever heard. What was the damn woman thinking? Marrying a complete stranger. He didn’t give a s**t what her reason was, noble or not. And what the f**k was with Gio—his so-called best friend—offering to set Mary up with one of Hector’s men? Hand over his men’s resumes so Mary could pick a husband? He’d rather get shot!
Except, if he refused, Gio would have a field day, claiming Hector wanted Mary for himself. Which he didn’t. At all.
He snarled and cursed as he pounded into the punching bag. This here, at the gym in the compound, was his sanctuary. Here it smelled of sweat and leather, instead of Mary.
He filed her delicious smell away, trying to forget about her. Soon, he would have no other option than to completely wipe her fro
