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
LUCIAN I had lost sight of Alex halfway down the road. But I didn’t stop. I didn’t need eyes on him to know where he was going. My gut was speaking louder than any GPS ever could. The docks. It made sense. The perfect place to disappear...quiet, wide open, far from suspicion. By the time I a
LUCIAN I smiled as my words made Alex squirm. “I was hoping it would come to this,” I said slowly. My voice was calm, controlled, but inside me, everything burned. “It’s a good thing you didn’t disappoint me.” I turned to Ramon standing quietly behind me. “Is it ready?” He nodded once. “Ye
LUCIAN I kept my hand on the gear as I pulled the car into the driveway, stealing a glance at Essence every few seconds. She looked calm and soft. Like the woman I remembered—the woman I had lost and found again. When the engine went silent, I stepped out and circled to her side, opening the doo
She ran to the back. Opened the door. I saw her arms reaching in, lifting something. Someone. Asher. My chest went tight. What was happening? It was chaos now. Behind me, one of the thugs slammed a stick against my back. I staggered but didn’t fall. The rage boiling in my chest was too







