MasukIvan’s hands cupped mine, his eyes glistening.“Emily,” he said, his voice thick. “You changed everything. I didn’t know what it meant to live fully until I saw you laugh. I didn’t know what it meant to love until I watched you hold Mila when she was scared, when she was sick, when she just needed s
E M I L YSix months later.The soft swell of violins filled the chapel air, and I blinked through a veil of tears as the double doors creaked open before me. My hand tightened around Mila’s tiny fingers, her giggle a spark of light in the stillness. She looked up at me with a beaming smile, radiant
I opened the box.“Will you marry me?”The room was silent for a heartbeat.Then Emily dropped to her knees and flung her arms around my neck.“Yes,” she whispered. “Yes. A million times, yes.”The room erupted.Mila squealed and clapped. Laura cried openly. Mikhail whooped. Elle burst into full sob
I couldn’t stop staring.“You’re going to burn a hole in me,” she teased, glancing at me through the mirror.“Can’t help it,” I said, my voice hoarse.She stood then, unwrapping the towel from her body. I looked away out of instinct, respect, habit, nerves, but she laughed and tossed a pair of tight
I V A NThe day after the courthouse verdict felt like the first real breath I’d taken in months. We’d finally won. Emily had full custody, Tristan was out of our lives for good, and Mila… Mila was safe. I thought that kind of peace would be enough to steady my nerves for a while. But now, standing
The final day of the hearing, when Tristan took the stand, it was like watching a stranger unravel.He was combative. Defensive. Sloppy. He tried to paint himself as the victim of a cruel mother who shut him out and poisoned his daughter’s mind. But under cross examination, it didn’t take long for h
"For now. Until you start having feelings for her. And that's the part I'm afraid of. Because, I don't want to see my best friend suffer.""I'm not. Just drop it, okay? Now, tell me more about your new girl.""Okay."********Ivan left half an hour later, and I finished up some paper work and checke
"I'll figure it out. You can always eat it with your hands.""Nope. It's lasagna. Lasagna doesn't taste the same if eaten with hands. Besides, I'm not a savage. I'm a classy lady." He raised a brow in amusement, "You think?""Of course, I do." I said with a fake pout. "Okay then, princess. How abo
"I wasn't complaining, but I have a problem when my girlfriend is enjoying someone else's touches and kisses. You're supposed to be professional behind the camera." "Yes I am, but not in this case. She's my friend for god's sake!" She was raising her voice. "Since when?" I asked, remaining calm, m
M I C H A E LI was standing in front of the girl's apartment.Marie was her name, according to the background research done on her. She thinks she could try to ruin my woman's reputation and she'd get away with it easily?Big fucking mistake.The worst thing she could have done is work with my enem







