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
I sat back down, facing her fully. “I thought that since there was nothing romantic between us, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But I didn’t realize how it looked. I didn’t realize what she was doing.” Essence looked at me, her eyes thoughtful. “You think she planned the whole party stunt?” “Now?” I
I swallowed hard. "Today, at that party... I stood in front of reporters talking about how we had trust and loyalty. And it hit me. I wasn’t being loyal by hiding this from you. I was trying to protect you, but I realize now I was only protecting myself. I was scared of what you’d think. Of losing y
ESSENCE There I stood in the living room, arms folded, watching Yvonne as she entered the house with her Oscar-worthy tears and that fake broken-heart energy. I wasn’t sure what burned more—my temples from holding in my emotions or the quiet storm bubbling in my chest. Because I knew. Oh, I knew
LUCIAN The moment those microphones were shoved in my face, the noise of the party became a dull thud in the background. My throat clenched. The cameras were flashing, reporters yelling over each other—asking about Essence, asking about Brittany, asking about a damn wedding that would never happen







