Reckless Marriage Unyielding Love

Chapter 8

Logan's voice held a hint of pride when he mentioned the Lindstroms had invited them over, a subtle show-off move.

In the hack of her mind, Mikayla guessed, "Jaxon must have invited Winona's family to dinner as a part of the deal 1 suggested after he blew his chance to make things right with me earlier today."

As

they escorted Logan's crew out, Winona lagged behind and tossed a loaded question Mikayla's way. "You're cool with all this, right?"

Mikayla shot back, unfazed, "Winona, just drop the act."

The more composed Mikayla was, the more it got under Winona's skin. Since they were kids, Mikayla had this knack for outshining her, snagging the spotlight without even trying. It killed Winona that even Jaxon had fallen hard for Mikayla while barely glancing her way.

"You can't be this chill. Jaxon's going to be my husband in two days, not yours!" Winona provoked.

Catching Winona's smug face, Mikayla just gave an indifferent smile. It was the same old story. Winona could never stand to see Mikayla with something she didn't have. Sure, Mikayla had been taught to share, especially with families. But now, Winona and her family had taken Mikayla's goodwill too far. And the scare of the car incident that day was still fresh in Mikayla's mind.

"You were only able to snatch him away because I didn't even bother to compete with you" Mikayla stood her ground. locking eyes with Winona

dying inside. You won't find anyone better than Jaxon in this town," Winona said, her tone dripping with contempt. Jaxon was the local sweetheart, a true gentleman through and through. There were few in town who

height, but Winona felt pressured. She was shocked, for Mikayla had never come off this strong

who can't keep his urges in check is

pretending to

make sure to return the favor at yours.

every afternoon and catch us. It's just too bad that

living room to see a strange man

is he?" Jorge eyed the

keeping it simple. She didn't feel like giving away his backstory. It would just scare her folks and make them

talked to Jaxon?" Since they were both Xosa's business tycoons, he thought it was best to sort things out

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Chapter 8

her and took a sip, looking at Jorge. "Dad,

aback. "Mika why so

in the

put Mikayla's well-being first. They had hoped she'd avoid the