Lish McBride

Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curse. She will be forced to live as a beast forever, unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her eighteenth birthday. . . 

Tevin Dumont has always been a pawn in his family's cons. The prettiest boy in a big family, his job is to tempt naïve rich girls to abandon their engagements, unless their parents agree to pay him off. But after his mother runs afoul of the beast, she decides to trade Tevin for her own freedom. . . 

Now, Tevin and Merit have agreed that he can pay off his mother's debt by using his con-artist skills to help Merit find the best match . . . but what if the best match is Tevin himself?

Curses

Amira BEN

"You want to marry me?" Tevin said abruptly. “For a plant?" He spluttered the words, casting the last part at Val. "I’m worth a flower?"

 "Full offense." Merit mimicked him, crossing her own arms. 

That seemed to cut his indignation off at the knees. "I beg your pardon, but that is what you 

"Then you inferred wrong." Only years of training kept Merit from rolling her eyes. Honestly. Why was it that so many men thought they were the answer to a question no one was asking? 

This dialogue is making my day 😂 I didn’t expect the feminist elements in this story lol

"My curse states that I need to marry by my birthday, which is six weeks away. Specifically, I need to marry someone who meets my mother's approval, which doesn't include you, or someone who loves me, which also doesn't include you 

"Why?" Tevin said, looking her up and down again. Not leering, but assessing. “What's wrong with you?" 

«I have a brain," Merit said dryly "They don't like it."

"Yes. Like I said, you remind me of him." She waved a hand at him. “All of this. The handsome and charming thing. I don't want to be charmed. Marriage is until death, Mr. DuMont. I'd like to make it at least a few years before I start considering poisons and a shallow grave for my husband."

"Ellery, do sit down," Tevin said, suddenly realizing how long he'd been staring at Merit. He straightened abruptly, waving his hand at the tray of food. "And have something to eat. Your fussing is upsetting Merit."

"I’m pretty sure I can manage one afternoon in a library with Tevin DuMont without losing my heart." Merit stood up, shaking her hem out.

My god I am so dirty minded 😹 I guess I’ve read too many erotica for my own good lol

Tevin tapped his pencil against Merit's horns. "I wouldn't go off with him unescorted, then. Just in case" Merit fixed him with a glower. 

«I’m simply looking out for you," he said, his expression all that was innocence."You don't want to be stuffed and mounted, anyone do you?" 

« I’m going to stuff and mount you in a minute. »

 "No need to be filthy, Merit." He used his pencil to make a ble, so note on the paper. "We'll leave him as a maybe."

Edit: Her answer to that 😭 the banter is delightful to read 😂

 He grinned at her, and her stomach twisted. "I bet I can make you swoon."

 "I bet I can push you into the lake," Merit said.

He adjusted Ellery's hold, stepping back to look at them again, one hand cupping his chin, thumb pressed into his lower lip. Merit had started to have a lot of indecent thoughts about that lower lip.

"But I'm not. I hate everything, and I want to get out of this dress." 

"That can be arranged." He winked at her.

Tevin acted affronted. "I happen to know that I have a very sexy wink. Sensual, even."

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