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
I took a deep breath and sat down. "Damn, that was satisfying," I muttered. Hailey laughed and lifted her drink. "To fresh starts." I grinned and raised my glass to clink hers. "To punching karma in the face." The bar settled down, but a buzz of gossip still hovered in the air. Still, I coul
"Lucian...." She moaned. "Let me take care of you." I whispered. I didn’t move, my lips brushing her skin. "Let me make you feel good. That’s all I want. Just relax." She hesitated, and for a brief moment, I thought she would run. But she didn’t. She stayed. Her eyes closed again. Her lips par
ESSENCE Slapping Vesper felt better than I imagined. Scratch that... it felt glorious. It wasn't the first time, yes, but it was different. I didn't just slap her for myself; I slapped her for every insult she ever threw at me, every time she laughed when Alex humiliated me, and every single secon
Sky whistled and leaned closer. "Whew, girl, slow down. You’re making me jealous already." Hailey laughed, but Sky raised her brows skeptically. "Hmm. All that hotness, and he’s yours? Essence, be honest with us... did you kidnap him?" I giggled. "Nope. He came willingly." Sky threw her hands







