Shattered Vows (The Denton Family Legacy Book 2) by Sam Crescent Page A

looked petrified of his family. They had all hugged her, kissed her cheek, offered congratulations. None of his family knew that only hours ago, she’d wanted to call the whole wedding off. He couldn’t let that happen.
    Now he knew she was a virgin, untouched, and all for him to train how he liked her.
    “I study pretty much everything.”
    “Everything?” Maddox asked.
    “Er, I’ve, er, I’ve struggled to pick an actual career path. It’s why I go through so many jobs. I just can’t pick one. I’m currently working for a lawyer. Abel said you used him as well. James Summers.”
    “Good man,” Maddox said.
    “Does that mean you’re the fiery little bitch that wouldn’t take no for an answer for a job?” Jacob asked.
    Her cheeks went a beautiful shade of pink. “That was me. I wanted the job.”
    “You want to go into law?” Charlotte asked.
    “I’m not going into law. I’m going to be a badass like my brothers,” Tamsin said.
    “Tamsin! Not at the table.”
    Abel caught his sister’s eye, and shook his head. Harper didn’t have a clue about his family, and he wanted to keep it like that for the foreseeable future. He’d already let his family know that she was clueless, and how he intended to keep it that way.
    “I have three brothers. They were pretty badass growing up.”
    Tamsin nodded her head and scooped up some potatoes.
    “I’m not going into law.”
    “You don’t like working for James? There are many other paths to enjoy in law,” Charlotte said.
    “It’s just not for me. I don’t exactly get a thrill. There’s so much to it, and you have too much responsibility, and it’s boring. I sound so immature.”
    “Not at all. Law is boring. It’s why we break it,” Landon said.
    He was sitting close to Maddox, so their father clipped him around the back of the head.
    “Hey, what the hell?”
    “Do you want that boarding school?” Maddox asked, shutting Landon the hell up.
    “What do you think of boys starting fights, Harper?” Charlotte asked. “Do you think they should constantly get away with it just because they can win?”
    Holy crap, his family must have accepted her if they were talking home in front of her.
    “I don’t know. My dad always dealt with their punishment. He’d usually take away their pocket money, or make them do yard work.” Her smile was so beautiful. “Once, he made them dress up as clowns, and take the entire street kids to the movies. That was funny.”
    “I need to meet this man. What does he do?” Maddox asked.
    “He’s a mechanic, and owns his own shop. My brothers work for him now. Works back home. I’m from a small town.” She told them a town name that Abel remembered from the information he’d gotten. Harper didn’t come from a rich family. They weren’t poor or rich, just something in between. “My mom takes care of them. She’s the one that runs the house, and has done since she got pregnant with my oldest brother.”
    “Have you ever thought that maybe being a mother is what you’re looking for?” Charlotte said.
    “I’m sorry?”
    “I know it’s all well and good a woman going out, taking the world by storm. Having a career is great for some women. Others like to be around the home, making it a home, taking care of kids, cooking, baking, all the stuff that has absolutely no appreciation at all.”
    Abel hadn’t thought about kids. Looking at his woman, he knew without a doubt that he wanted kids. He wanted her swelling with his child, something they could both claim together.
    “I hadn’t thought about that.”
    “You sound completely uninspired about everything else. Yet mention your mother, and you look positively animated. I know there is nowhere else I’d rather be. I love my family. I love cooking. It’s one of the reasons why I’ve never wanted a nanny, or help around the house. This is my house, my domain, and I will take care of everyone inside it.”
    “Mom’s a really good mom,” Tamsin