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
SKY I stood by the doorway, unable to take my eyes off Lucian. His body was covered in bruises, deep and purple like something the night had spilled onto him. He looked so still, his chest rising in slow, labored movements beneath the white sheets. It felt wrong. This man wasn’t supposed to look b
ALEX Despite knowing what had happened, I couldn't take any chances. I searched the house like a man possessed. Every room, every corner, every cupboard, even the damn laundry chute, but Asher was gone. The little traitor had slipped through my fingers. I stood in the living room, staring at t
Her hand didn’t move. I kissed it. Then pressed it to my cheek. “Please wake up, baby. Please. I don’t know how to breathe without you.” The room was still. Just me and her. I couldn’t hear the machines anymore, or the soft hum of air conditioning, or even the world moving outside that s
I closed my eyes, fingers tightening around the glass. "Did I not forbid you from ever speaking to me again?" I hung up and blocked the number she used in calling without listening to another word she had to say. I didn’t remember falling asleep. The liquor must’ve knocked me out, because I







