MasukShe 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 hate that I was checking my phone again. And again. And again. But there I was, lying to myself that I wasn’t waiting for a call from a man I met just last night. A man whose hands had rested lightly on my waist while we danced, whose voice was the kind of deep that didn’t just travel to y
“Hey, babies,” I said gently, walking in. Danny sat up. Asher didn’t. His eyes met mine, and I could already tell the weight he was carrying didn’t belong on a child’s shoulders. I sat on the bed beside him and ran my fingers gently through his hair. “Talk to me, sweetheart. Why are you sad?”
I grabbed my phone and stepped away for a moment, calling Hailey. “Bring the baby,” I said. “To the house. Now.” Maybe... just maybe... seeing her would pull him back from wherever he was slipping. As I ended the call, I turned to see Lucian still climbing, slowly and stubbornly, one painful s
ALEX The tray sat untouched on the nightstand, steam long gone, and I could see the way Essence's fingers curled around the blanket… like she needed something solid to hold onto in a world that no longer made sense. Her eyes flicked up to me as I leaned against the doorframe. “What did Asher mea







