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 Lydia clutched her heart and whispered, “I might cry.” “I like your uniform,” Danny told the butler, who chuckled and bowed. “Young master, you are very kind.” I watched all of it in awe. This child. This sweet, polite, charming boy who I had known for less than a full day, already
Yvonne. I stopped dead in my tracks and gave a scoff so loud it echoed. “Really? What are you doing in my house, Yvonne?” She sprang up like she’d just seen Beyoncé. “Essence!” she squealed, arms already flying toward me for a hug I did not consent to. “Oh my goodness, you finally came! I’ve b
She sat down on a bench beneath the pergola, and I joined her quietly. A long pause followed before she finally turned to me. “I’m going to tell you everything,” she said. “From the beginning—why I left Alex, how I met Lucian, who that girl Brittany really is... all of it.” I nodded. “I’m listen
And it wasn’t his fault. The tears threatened to rise before I even realized what was happening. I blinked hard and swallowed them down. I didn’t want to ruin this moment. I didn’t want Danny to notice. But he did. He stopped skipping beside me and tugged on my sleeve. “Mummy... are you sad?







