The Marriage Betrothal: Engagement Edition

The Marriage Betrothal ~ Kyue ~ Finding out that I was engaged was a bit of a surprise, especially since I hadn't agreed to it. Finding out that my fiancé was business tycoon Lucas Kincaid was a shock. Family betrothal agreement or not, I may end up murdering this guy before I marry him. I liked my life just the way it was. I did not need some arrogant jerk coming in and trying to dictate to me how I should live it. Yes, he was sexy as hell, but that didn't mean I was going to follow his orders. Maybe it was time to show my new fiancé who he was really engaged to. Not sure he was going to survive the introduction. ~ Lucas ~ I'd known for years that there was an old family agreement that betrothed me to Kyue Panich. We each came from socially elite backgrounds, were well educated and reasonably attractive. We both knew the score so I did not see what the problem was, but Kyue had been a thorn in my side since our first meeting. Now that the wedding plans had started, maybe it was time to show Kyue that his little temper tantrums wouldn't get him very far with me. I had a reputation to uphold and I refused to allow some mouthy little brat to tarnish it. I was fairly certain that I could find a paddle somewhere. Warning: Gay erotic romance. The material in this book contains explicit sexual content that is intended for mature audiences only. All characters involved are adults capable of consent, are over the age of eighteen, and are willing participants. Copyright The Marriage Betrothal (Engagement Edition) Copyright © Aja Foxx, 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Cover Design by Sinfully Sweet Designs & Black Butterfly Designs All art and logo copyright © 2023 by Aja Foxx First Electronic Edition February 2023 All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American Conventions. 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The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental. Table of Contents Copyright Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Books by Aja Foxx About the Author The Marriage Betrothal Marriage Mayhem ~ Engagement Edition ~ AJA FOXX Copyright © 2023 Chapter One "You want me to do what?" My grandfather sighed as if entire the world rested on his shoulders and he was buckling under the weight. "Son, it was an agreement made between our family and theirs when you were just a child. You can't say no." "The hell I can't!" I snapped. "I'm not marrying some man I've never even met." I didn't care if I was gay or not. Marrying some guy I had never met just wasn't going to happen. "I'm afraid it is not a choice, Kyue. If you don't marry Mr. Kincaid, we lose everything. Is that what you want for your family?" "No, but..." "Lucas Kincaid is a very wealthy businessman. He was educated at Harvard, and then took his father's business and turned it into a multibillion dollar company within the first five years. He is very smart, and he also understands that this agreement is legally binding." "No judge would uphold that," I pointed out. "You can't sign an agreement like that when a kid is underage and then expect them to follow through with it when they become an adult. It's against the law." "Legally forcing you into marriage was never part of the agreement, son." Wait, I didn't understand. "Then why—?" "The engagement agreement states that if you and Lucas do not marry by the time you turn twenty-five, then the Kincaid family gets everything. It does not say that you have to follow through with the engagement." Holy fucking shit! "Then you are forcing me," I whispered as I dropped into the chair across from my grandfather. "No, this has to be your decision." Yeah, didn't sound like it to me. I groaned as I leaned forward and buried my head in my hands. "Do I really have to do this, Grandfather?" "No," he replied in a much more even tone. "You don't, Kyue. I would never force you into something like this, agreement or not. But I'd like you to consider it. Lucas Kincaid isn't a bad man. I think the two of you would do well together." I still wasn't sure I had much of a choice in the matter. "Can I at least meet him before I agree to anything?" I asked. I still wanted to refuse, but as my grandfather had pointed out, this was for the family. "I can arrange a meeting if that is what you'd like." I nodded before lifting my head. "Please." "I'll arrange something for this weekend, a