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
She looked at me, her expression soft, hopeful. “Yes. Please. More than anything, I want to remember… especially if it was beautiful, like you say.” “It was,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “It was everything.” She smiled and said she was going to get ready, and that we’d have breakfas
Joe. Polished suit. Clean shave. Smile sharp enough to cut glass. Standing behind a podium like he’d earned the right to be there. Flashbulbs went off. Reporters buzzed. Microphones reached out like hungry mouths, waiting to feed on whatever filth he was about to serve. And then… It began. H
LUCIAN Earlier, when I opened my eyes, it felt like someone had driven a nail straight into the side of my head. The pain throbbed behind my eyes, sharp and unrelenting. I tried to sit up, but gravity—and the dull ache—pulled me back down to the bed. I closed my eyes for a moment, breathing thro
ESSENCE I held Danny’s face in my hands and looked at the tears still clinging to his lashes. His eyes...so big, so full of emotion...searched my face like he was scared I would disappear if he blinked. I wiped my tears as I smiled at him. This little boy… he must have loved me fiercely. He must







