I stared in horror at him. I’d had a vague idea that Maggie had something to do with the license, but to have Kardom stand right there in front of me and confirm it took my breath away. “Why? You’ve evidently already bought off the entire Beck council. Why do you want to marry me so badly?”
His jaw tightened for a moment. “Insurance, my dear. I don’t believe in risks without having ample safeguards in place. There are one or two ... irregularities ... in my current situation that cause me to believe it would be better for Beck to see our lines joined.”
That made absolutely no sense to me. He had done what he’d set about to do—blackened my name until Beck would name him to the position that by rights should be mine. How was marrying me insurance?
“I don’t understand what you want from me
