LOGINShe was teary by the end, which made me feel like I'd absolutely nailed it. "I now pronounce you husband and wife," the officiant said. "You may kiss your bride." I pulled Paige into my arms and kissed her while everyone cheered. At the reception, Danny gave his best man speech with way too mu
ASHER I'd performed in front of millions of people, won three acting awards, and done my own stunts in a movie where I nearly died twice. But standing in this room waiting to get married, I was more terrified than I'd ever been in my entire life. Ten dates. That's what I'd told Paige we neede
When my parents came back from their conference, Damon told me he wanted our families to know about our relationship officially. I was nervous, but I agreed. The next evening, everyone gathered in the main living room. My parents, Aunt Sky and her husband, Victor, Ella, Asher and his new girlf
My heart started racing. "Really? You can do that?" "If you have the recording, yes. If not, I can go to Frank and get it from him." "I have it," I said quickly. "I made Frank send it to me. I thought if my dad ever found out and tried to go after Frank's mother, I could use the recording to thr
I'd missed this so much. Missed him so much. "I missed you," he whispered between kisses. "God, I missed you so much. It was driving me crazy." "I missed you too," I breathed. "So much." He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist as he carried me to the bed. We fell onto the ma
PRINCESS After standing there for a while watching Damon walk away, I couldn't let him just leave. Not after everything. Not after searching for him all day in a wedding dress like some kind of romantic comedy protagonist who'd lost her mind. I followed him into the house and went straight
ESSENCE When we got back to the room, I sat down, but my mind refused to. I was trying really hard to forget everything else and just focus on Lucian—on us—but my face was apparently doing its own thing. The unease was written all over it, like I was the cover page of Worried Weekly. Lucian, ble
ESSENCE After wrapping up work for the day, I said goodbye to Sky and Hailey and made my way to the car. The sun had begun its slow descent, spilling soft gold across the city streets. I glanced over my shoulder more than once, expecting to see a camera lens peeking out from behind a parked car or
She entered, placed the tray on the side table, then looked at me with raised brows. “Just a reminder, ma’am—you have a massage appointment tonight.” “Oh!” I laughed. “I completely forgot.” She tilted her head. “Would you like the fruits before the massage?” I glanced at Lucian, then at the frui
“You can arrange weekends,” I continued. “Or a couple days a week. Something consistent. That way, no one can deny you access. Not legally.” Her lips curved into a smile. “Truly, Lucian... you’re the best husband in the world.” I chuckled. “Well, obviously. Who else were you expecting?” She la







