Lure Him In

I've been married to Shawn Ford for three years, and he's humiliated and insulted me throughout. When he's with his friend, he brags, "The woman my Uncle Cameron can't have is licking my boots. I want to laugh whenever I see her sucking up to me."

It wouldn't ever occur to him that I'm frequently in his uncle's bed, covered in hickeys and love bites he leaves on my body.

......

Shawn Ford was back from his travels, and he'd brought me a gift, which was a rare occurrence. I looked at the velvet box but didn't take it.

"Are you stunned? You don't have to be that touched by me giving you a little trinket like this, do you?" He looked at me mockingly. He carelessly threw the box onto the table.

My assistant, Marissa Smith, quickly picked up the box and held it before me. "Why are you just sitting there, Luna? Open it and see what's inside!"

I couldn't be bothered to lift a finger, but I was curious to see what Shawn was up to this time. I lazily opened the box to see a custom-made necklace inside.

The name engraved on it wasn't mine, though. It was for Heather Shaw, a celebrity. I supposed he had better tastes this time.

Marissa leaned closer with a bright smile. "The packaging looks so fancy. Let me see what's inside!"

I didn't hide the necklace, so she clearly saw Heather's name on the necklace. Her smile froze, and she parted her lips awkwardly. "Uh… I still have some work to do."

I waved a hand and dismissed her, looking uncaring. Shawn, on the other hand, looked a little angry at my indifference.

"Is that how you're going to react to me kindly getting you a gift, Luna?" he snarled.

Man, it looked like I'd been so deeply in love with him in the past that he'd gotten the wrong idea about the current me. I was about to say something to brush him off when his phone rang.

He didn't bother hiding from me to answer the call—Heather's voice rang out in the room. She said, "You took the gift meant for me and gave it to Luna, Shawnie. What should we do?"

Shawn faltered before starting to flirt with her. "Weren't you the one who packed my things, babe?"

She giggled coquettishly. "Oh, you found me out. I did it on purpose. She won't get mad at me, will she?"

Shawn glanced at me before saying patiently, "This means nothing. She won't get mad even if I bring you home with me."

I raised an eyebrow, thinking that he was right. I wouldn't have gotten mad in the past because I humbled myself too much in my love for him. Now, I wouldn't get angry because I no longer felt anything for him.

Shawn was still living in the past, though.

Heather huffed. "Hurry up and come back, okay? I miss you already."

Shawn made a sound