เข้าสู่ระบบVICTORIAFour years laterThe air feels different today — softer, lighter, almost unreal.The sun pours gently over the gardens of Valemont estate, painting the marble white and the grass gold.Children run barefoot across the lawn, their laughter spilling through the breeze like music.I am standin
******************************************************************************************CHASEThe music floats across the beach, slow and warm, the kind that makes the night feel softer than it is.Fairy lights sway in the ocean breeze, and laughter ripples through the guests as I stand near the
VICTORIAThe sand is warm under my heels as we walk down the narrow path leading to the beach, the faint hum of waves mixing with distant laughter.My hand rests lightly on my belly, the other laced tightly with Chase’s because I still can’t believe this is real — that he’s this happy, that we are.
I pretend not to notice, but something cracks quietly inside me.On the jet, she wasn’t exaggerating about sleeping. The moment she sits down, she curls up, adjusts the blanket, and shuts her eyes without a word. I sit across from her and just… stare as the engines hum softly, clouds drift past the
CHASE“That’s it. Close that laptop; we’ll be late,” I say, standing from the couch at House of Valemont, telling her for the tenth time, pretending she didn’t hear me.Victoria doesn’t even flinch. Her eyes stay fixed on the screen, the faint light tracing her sharp cheekbones as she scrolls. “One
The entire ride to House of Valemont, I can’t calm down. I keep rehearsing my steps, my greetings, my smile. My mind runs wild with what-ifs—what if nothing’s the same, what if I walk in and everyone stares? What if I can’t do this? but I try to remain strong until we get there.Once we finally arr
VICTORIA’S POVAfter an hour of people circling Vivienne and Harry like vultures circling fresh kill, the moment arrives. Their first dance.They step into the spotlight with smug smiles plastered on their faces like two actors on a stage, soaking in applause they do not deserve.Crystal glasses cli
She tilts her face up to me, chest rising fast, breath shaky. “I don’t care. I cannot stand here and watch her get her happily ever after she tried to have me killed.”I lean closer, lips brushing her temple, smiling for the video cameras. “Also, how exactly are you planning to explain your new face
IVYVICTORIAThe morning arrives too quickly after tossing and turning all night, managing four hours of half-sleep at best.I snap my eyes open, and the first thing I do is reach for is the iPad on the bedside table. Big mistake.It’s everywhere. Every single blog, every site in New York has the we
I lean forward, my hand hovering above it, my fingers twitching back, then reach again.“Curiosity killed the cat,” I mutter, and before I can talk myself out of it, I’m tugging at the ribbon. “I’ll just look and wrap it back up,” I tell myself, knowing damn well I won’t.The ribbon falls loose, and







