The Hating Season

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by Linde, K. A.


  I froze in place, going as still as a statue.

  “Happy anniversary,” he said, sliding it across the table to me.

  “What’s that?”

  “Open it and find out.”

  I didn’t reach for it.

  “Why did you get me something?”

  “Because we’ve been married a year,” he said evenly. “Now, open it.”

  His command sent a shiver through me, and I tentatively reached out for the box. I had no idea why he was giving me this. We’d never exchanged gifts before. Not on birthdays. Not for our wedding. Not for anything. I hadn’t been expecting a gift. Did it come with strings?

  I popped the lid. Inside was a pair of obscenely large diamond earrings. They each featured a central diamond with smaller diamonds haloing around the center and then five tear drop shaped diamonds winged out across the bottom like feathers. They were gorgeous and must have cost a small fortune. I should have swooned over them. Instead, my stomach tightened and I felt the chains of our binding even further.

  “Why?” was the only word I got out.

  “I saw them and thought of you.”

  I shook my head. “You do nothing that isn’t out of your own self-interest. I know who I married…and why.”

  His eyes hardened. “You don’t accept them?”

  “I want to know what strings are attached.”

  “Why must you be difficult?”

  “You knew who you married too,” I shot back.

  He said nothing for a moment as if considering and then deciding to move forward. A deliberate calculated move. Like everything he did. “I thought we could…discuss what comes next in our relationship.”

  I swallowed. “What comes next…”

  “We’ve been married a year, Katherine.”

  “I know how long we’ve been married,” I said, clenching the box in my hands.

  I knew what he was going to say. The one thing that he truly wanted from me out of this arrangement. More than the linking of our two powerful names. More than submission in the bedroom. More than his desire to break me completely.

  “I want us to have a baby.”

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  Acknowledgments

  I absolutely adored writing The Hating Season. It brought me so much joy. All the fighting and angry hate sex. I’m so glad that I got to write Court & English with all their fiery passion. You helped me get here. So thank you!

  Also to everyone who helped make this book a reality: Rebecca Kimmerling, Rebecca Gibson, Anjee Sapp, and Lori Francis for reading early. Staci Hart for the incredible cover and helping me keep my sanity the whole way through. Danielle Sanchez for being a dear friend and taking the load off of me with PR. Devin McCain for being the best assistant there ever was especially with all the stunning graphics. Jovana Shirley for her talent with editing. I’d be lost without you! Erin Mallon & Stephen Dexter for the incredible audio narration. I love how you brought my characters to life. Katie Miller, Diana Peterfreund, Mari Mancusi, Laura Barnes, Jessica Hawkins, Kandi Steiner, BB Easton, Bethany Hagen, and many many more who helped me get through this crazy author life.

  And last but not least, my own love of my life—Joel. Thanks for listening to me rant about the characters and taking care of the pups. You’re the best.

  Dear readers, I hope you loved Court & English as much as I did and fall in love just as hard with Katherine & Camden!

  A L S O B Y K. A. L I N D E

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  SEASONS

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  The Hating Season

  The Breaking Season

  The Faking Season

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  Cruel Money

  Cruel Fortune

  Cruel Legacy

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  WRIGHTS

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  The Wright Boss

  The Wright Mistake

  The Wright Secret

  A single mom and widow discovers love again.

  The Wright Love

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  RECORD SERIES

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  10 years of an open relationship until one of them changes the game.

  Struck from the Record

  A second chance with the boy next door.

  Broken Record

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  AVOIDING SERIES

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  Avoiding Responsibility

  Avoiding Temptation

  Avoiding Extras

  Avoiding Intimacy ✦ Avoiding Decisions

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  About the Author

  K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the more than thirty novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team.

  She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling to far off destination, baking insane desserts, and dancing in her spare time.

  She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.

  You can reach her online at her website:

  www.kalinde.com

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  @authorkalinde

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