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 watched her sleep. Her breath was soft, her lips parted just slightly, lashes casting gentle shadows across her cheeks. Essence always looked peaceful when she was like this—lost in dreams, untouched by the weight of the world. And yet, even in sleep, I could feel the heaviness inside h
LUCIAN I sat on the cold bench outside the visitation room, my elbows on my knees, phone buzzing softly in my palm. When I saw the caller ID, I hesitated, then answered. “Lucian,” came the voice of Yvonne’s father, brisk and businesslike. “Just wanted to let you know....Yvonne’s stable. No inte
Either way, I stayed outside, heart aching, unsure whether to go to her, or wait for her to come to me. She didn’t say a word as she stepped out of the nanny’s room, just walked past me like she was gliding through water, calm on the surface but clearly drowning beneath. I followed her in silenc
HAILEY After it was over, Zion didn’t say a word. He rolled off me like I was a weight he needed to shake off....no tenderness, no warmth. Just silence and the sound of fabric rustling as he sat at the edge of the bed and began to dress. Each movement was swift, practiced, like this was routine.







