Chapter 8

ACEIA’S POV

"Pull up the car over there." Hudson halted the car on the side of the road, not heading straight to the gate of the land where Aidan was.

It was the construction site for my emporium, and yes, Aidan was the engineer. That's why I didn't want Hudson to enter the site.

"Why here?"

"I don't want anyone to see us together. No one should know we're married. We're going to break up anyway."

His brow shot up. "Who said we'd get divorced? That will happen when pigs fly."

"Alright, bye. Thanks for driving me, Mr. Vasco." I tried to pull the door handle, but it was locked, so I looked back at Hudson.

"Unlock the door." Hudson placed his index finger over his lips.

"The heck? We're not a real couple."

Hudson just looked at me, not moving, so I sighed. "Okay, fine!" I leaned forward and kissed him on the lips. What should have been just a dampening kiss turned into a torrid one as Hudson cupped the back of my head and deepened the kiss.

"Stop, Mr. Vasco; this is not the right spot for