FAZER 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 The next morning at work, I couldn't wait to spill everything. As soon as Sky and Hailey walked into the office, I dragged them into the meeting room and shut the door like we were plotting a coup. “Okay, so… you guys remember that contract we got? The one that made us scream like goats
ESSENCE The office looked unusually boring today. Or maybe it was just me. Maybe after the absolute movie that played out this morning, no air-conditioned cubicle could compete. I walked past reception, barely hearing the good mornings, already marching toward Sky’s office. There was only one
“She’s clearly lying against me!” “Come on, Dad,” I said calmly, pulling out my phone like a magician about to unveil the final card. “I have video and audio evidence of everything Yvonne did.” Yvonne blinked. “Wait—what?! You filmed me?! What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you film your
ALEX I walked back into the house, and everything felt heavier than it should’ve. The walls looked the same, the silence still wrapped itself around the furniture, but something inside me felt... undone. My feet dragged against the polished floor like I had weights on my ankles. I wasn’t even sur







