Ivy’s POV

“There are no other women," he cut in. “And Kat was simply a ploy to get you into my bed.”

My eyes grew wide and my mouth hung open. Ploy? What did he mean by that? “What?”

He sighed and looked at me apologetically. “Kat’s job was to make you jealous so you would...” he shrugged. “Well, we would have sex...”

I hit him on the arm. “Why would you lie about that?”

“Oww!” He exclaimed, feigning pain. “Of course, it wasn’t my intention to hurt you. It was a small white lie to get you to put down all your defenses and give in to me. It...