LOGINNova“That can’t be right,” Colby said in response to what I’d heard Dominic say in his study. “Are you sure you heard correctly?”I nodded nervously. Everything had happened so quickly after that: Dominic’s reaction to my dress, the start of the ball, Aaron’s arrival. This felt like the first real
NovaAaron looked around the ballroom as he entered, his gaze naturally come to rest on me. His lips parted, and his hand came to rest on his heart, like he was making sure it was still beating.“I don’t care whether or not we like him,” Colby leaned down to whisper in my ear. “That is the correct r
NovaI was paralyzed outside Dominic’s door when all of a sudden his voice sounded closer, like he was moving toward me.“Okay, great. Let’s discuss this more later. I have to get going.”I didn’t want to be caught eavesdropping, so I quickly rapped on his door as if I’d just arrived here. Dominic o
Of course Dominic scheduled everything perfectly so that my spa treatment ended a half-hour before I needed to pick up the girls and the team he sent to get me ready for the ball arrived an hour after we got back to Alpha House—just enough time for a quick snack with the girls and to hop in the show
NovaMy release was so quick and desperate that I still had fifteen minutes before the spa team arrived. The first thing I did was text Colby.Me: I’m ditching you today to take advantage of a gifted spa day instead. Will you forgive me if I invite you as my date to the Alpha’s Ball tonight?I hoppe
He smiled tightly. “You can bring anyone you’d like.”I guess that answered that. I should have known, really. His interview said he didn’t plan on having a date.Dominic checked his watch, then pulled his cuffs back down in place. “Do you want to do the spa day now or would you prefer I reschedule
NovaThe moment my hand touched Dominic’s bare chest, it was as if an electric current surged through me.Time and space seemed to stretch in that instant, leaving only Dominic and me standing there. I was unable to breathe, unable to think.My lungs stopped working as I looked up into those amber e
Nova“Nova, I missed you!” Aria, who had been hiding in the back seat, suddenly bounced forward. “I missed you so much that I begged my daddy to pick you up for your first day!”For a moment, I just stared at the father-daughter duo in the car. Dominic looked somewhat begrudging as he waited for me
I was stunned. Without saying another word, I scooped Lila up and stormed out of the classroom. The teacher was still waiting in the lobby, but the principal, a stern-faced man with a pot belly, was now with her.“I heard the news,” the principal said, his face darkening as he looked at Lila—as if s
Aria looked crestfallen. My heart lurched at the sight of that little freckled button nose all wrinkled with sadness.“Hey,” I said gently, “it’s okay. I’ll still take care of you just as if you were my own daughter.”Aria glanced up with a hopeful look in her eyes. “Really?”“Really.”After putting







