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 nodded, then quietly stepped out of the room. But I didn’t go far. I paced the living room, running my hands through my hair as I tried to collect myself. Hailey finally arrived, her face pale, the baby cradled in her arms. We said nothing at first...there wasn’t much to say. Grief was sitting i
ESSENCE When Lucian showed up for lunch, I had expected something laid-back..... maybe a quick bite at a café nearby. But no. My husband doesn’t do ordinary. Instead, he whisked us off to this classy restaurant where the chandeliers looked like they were made of frozen starlight and the chairs cou
ALEX I sat there in the dim room, my fingers wrapped around a half-empty glass of whiskey, eyes fixed on the screen. The footage played again—Lucian darting through the corridors of the hospital like a madman, his face twisted with agony, his screams echoing through the halls as if they could pul
But I hated waiting. I wanted Lucian ruined. Gone. Destroyed. But for now, I had Essence. Now, having her so close made me feel… whole. I asked her to dance. Her hand in mine, her head on my chest. I remembered showing her our wedding video. She watched in silence. I showed her pictures—her pr







