At once my hope evaporated. I supposed this was better than nothing, but for Jake to still be trying to find me a husband wasn’t at all what I wanted.Still, knowing Jake wasn’t going to let this go, I decided to try.I closed my eyes and thought of my ideal mate.“He should be tall and broad, and s
Amelia’s POVThe night of the event, the night I was to meet with Damien for our dinner, I knew I was going to have to be extra careful to sneak out, especially if I wanted to wear something nice, which I did.Even right at this moment, I was in my closet, going through my dresses and gowns, looking
Damien’s POVWe all watched Annette intently, waiting for whatever was going to happen to happen as she chugged the bottle down. She delicately wiped the corners of her mouth with her thumb and forefinger and then passed the bottle to back to Jeffery.Jeffery had said that the results would be insta
Damien’s POVBoth Annette and I were totally shocked by the girls’ invitation of Annette as my date to Claire’s ceremony.I knew right away that they were only trying to help, likely hoping that by inviting Annette, they had hoped to resolve the clear tension between us. But what they lacked was con
Damien’s POVThe day and time of Stacy’s next appointment with Annette, I took the girls to the hospital in Gray’s pack. We were immediately taken to an exam room in the back where Annette was already waiting. I ushered the girls in ahead of me.Annette was frowning hard until she saw the girls, the
Having a real living breathing person to test and work with was like a dream come true for him.He was so excited, babbling to me about his findings with a big smile on his face, that I almost forgot my true purpose here.I didn’t hate Jeffery. In fact, we had been good friends. Maybe someday we cou