She looked to the side a moment, and I worried she might bottle up. Instead, she then looked back at me and said, “I just don’t understand why you would come out with me tonight, instead of going to the ceremony with Claire?”Amelia’s POVTruly, I had thought that Damien would stand me up tonight, e
Damien’s POVWhen I arrived at the restaurant we agreed to meet at in Gray’s pack, I parked in a spot along the road. As I got out and approached the front door, I spotted Annette standing there in a gorgeous navy blue cocktail dress. The skirt was short, showing off her long, perfect legs, entranci
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