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
When we reached the hospital, I barely saw anything anymore. Just white lights. Just beeping monitors. Just silence swallowing me whole. And then, nothing. The first thing I noticed when my eyes fluttered open was still silence. Not the scary kind, but the kind that told me I was still her
ALEX The light was blinding. It sat too close to my face, humming low, white and merciless. The room around me was dim except for that one sharp glare—like they wanted to burn the truth out of me. One officer sat across the table, arms folded, jaw tight. Two more stood by the walls, watching me
Then, like a flicker in the dark, an idea came. A twisted, desperate whisper in my head. I stood there, frozen for a second, considering it, then thinking it through again and again until it no longer felt insane—it felt necessary. This time, I’d be careful. No mistakes. No loose ends. What happen
I didn’t even pause. I knew exactly where I was going. The pharmacy was quiet. The lights buzzed faintly overhead. I told the man behind the counter what I wanted, and he frowned. “Sir, I’ll need a prescription for that.” I didn’t flinch. I pulled out a wad of cash, more than enough to shut







