The Practice Husband: Chapter One - The Contract
The contract is signed, the terms are set, and the illusion of professional detachment is already fraying at the edges. They both know the rules of this arrangement—keep it professional, stay within the lines, and never let the personal collide with the business. But as they step into the orbit of their new partnership, the cold, calculated distance they’ve established feels more like a challenge than a boundary. The air between them is thick with unvoiced tension, and it is becoming clear that their carefully constructed facade is already beginning to crumble under the weight of an attraction they never agreed to. Chapter One Alexis The Contract The office is sterile, glass-walled, and far too bright, but the man sitting across from me is anything but cold. Dominic Cross is all sharp edges and expensive tailoring, watching me with an intensity that makes the air in the room feel thin. "You want a practice husband," he says, his voice a low, gravelly tenor that vibrates ri...
