로그인She 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 smiled then. “You mean, why did I let you sleep with me?” I said casually, walking over to the counter and pouring another glass of wine. “Is that what’s troubling you now?” He didn’t respond. I took a sip and let the wine linger on my tongue before answering. “Well,” I said slowly, “here’s
I didn’t move. I didn’t even breathe. I just sat there, the air filled with my regret, sweat, and shame. My hands were clenched into fists on my lap. "How did we get here? How did I become this man?" I couldn’t even remember the last time I held Essence. Really held her. Or the last time I kisse
ESSENCE The slap was still hanging in the air like a curse when I blinked back into focus. For a second, none of us moved. Not Sky. Not Hailey. Not me. And then—chaos. “You shameless witch!” the young woman screamed, her voice slicing through the courtyard. “You slept with the father, and no
And then the words hit me like a punch: custody hearing. It was indeed what I thought. “For Asher?” I turned to Essence, my voice low but shaking. “Are you serious? You really brought this to court?” She didn’t even flinch. “It’s not about keeping him from you, Alex. I just want structure. Clari







