Chapter 16
Rico returned to the gym and spent two hours triple-using every machine he owned to fine-tune his muscles and take his mind off Miya.
Nothing worked. He used a bench press to work on his biceps and upper body, but Miya’s slight tremble with the coffee cup replayed in his mind.
And his heart kept going back to how panicked he’d been at the word “love.”
The day Linsey was in her hospital bed, at death’s door, she had begged him to open his heart to love their daughter.
She’d made him swear to keep Christine safe and close, forever.
So he’d made the deal to marry Miya.
And yes, he’d been charmed.
He’d found Miya’s curiosity for life intoxicating. He’d never met anyone so bright.
And seducing her under her mother’s watchful eye had been … fun.
Who knew that was even possib
