Mag-log inShe 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
ALEX I couldn’t remember the last time I had been this humiliated. Every step I took on that walk home only fueled the fire in my chest. My hands were clenched in my pockets, my teeth grinding so hard I thought they might break. The gravel crunched beneath my feet, but all I could hear was Lucia
None of it makes any sense to me right now. I didn’t kill Remi. I know how that sounds, but I didn’t. I loved her. God, I loved her more than I ever loved anyone in my life. She was chaos and comfort all in one, and now she’s just... gone. I’m in so much pain. It’s eating me alive. I get it—he
Asher sniffled. Danny kept going. “Even if you leave, we’ll bring you back. I’ll beg my daddy. I’ll miss you, Asher… you’re my brother.” I had to step away. I couldn’t breathe inside that doorway anymore. I walked down the hall and gripped the bannister, dragging in slow, steady breaths. I
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







