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 You know that feeling when you’ve spent days preparing to fight a war, only to realize the enemy packed their bags and fled before the first blow? That was me—standing there like a clown with an invisible sword, while Lucian, my beautiful husband, tossed Brittany out like yesterday’s bur
Then he left. When the door closed, I stood still in the middle of the room. I stared at the presents, touched the plastic wrap, and ran my hand over the console. It was brand new. He really bought them for me. But Daddy said this man was evil. A thief. A liar. Someone who broke our family and
“Tiny little fly,” I added. “You didn’t think I saw you sneaking into my husband’s room? Oh, I did. I just waited.” She flared. “So that’s why you put cameras in your room?” I raised an eyebrow, amused. “Cameras? In my bedroom? Or bathroom? Please. What do you take me for?” I stepped closer, l
ESSENCE I must have zoned out for a while because suddenly, I noticed both Sky and Hailey staring at me like I’d started levitating in my seat. “Hey,” Hailey said, narrowing her eyes. “Where’d you go? You’ve been quiet for the last two minutes. What’s on your mind?” I blinked, smiled a little.







