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
Finally, around eight in the evening, Asher approached me where I was sitting. "Kelly, you should go home," he said gently but firmly. "Get some rest. You look terrible." "Thanks for that," I said sarcastically. "Really know how to make a girl feel good about herself." "I'm staying here wi
"That wouldn't be fair or right." Kelly smiled and agreed. "I will not dance on a stage anymore," she said. "Whenever I dress as Sexy Red from now on, it will only be to dance for you. Private performances only." I liked that compromise very much. "But you have to choose between me giving
Could Danny possibly still be at the courthouse parking lot? Just standing there like a lost puppy waiting for me to come back? I wiped the earlier tears from my eyes roughly with the back of my hand. Took a deep breath to center myself. Then I made a decision. I turned my car around in a
DANNY I saw the gun pointed directly at me. Everything slowed down in that moment, like time itself had decided to pause and let me fully comprehend what was about to happen. My life flashed before my eyes in vivid, painful detail. Every moment, every memory, every regret. I had just finis







