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
ESSENCE I was still stuck in my thoughts, eyes locked on the space where Brittany and Lucian had stood a few moments ago, when I felt a tap on my arm. "Essence?" Lucian's voice was gentle, but there was a question in his tone, a worry I wasn’t ready to answer. I flinched and turned to him. His
ESSENCE I was in the shower for almost an hour, leaning my head against the tiles like I was in some dramatic music video. For a minute, I genuinely considered making a video of my own to clear the air—but who was I kidding? Social media had already taken sides. If I posted anything, they’d call i
She shook her head, her tears falling freely now. "You didn’t ruin anything," she whispered. I smiled faintly. "Every time we were close, it took everything in me to behave. To not just grab you and kiss you. You have no idea how long I've waited for you. You're the only woman I’ve ever truly wa
"Good morning, baby," he whispered, his voice husky with sleep. "You look like you slept well." I turned toward him slowly, smiling shyly. "Good morning," I murmured, cheeks flushing with heat. I was still reeling from everything that had happened the night before—and now, a message from the same







