All Chapters of A Whole New World: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

ESSENCE By the time I pulled up in front of my parents' house, the bottle of wine I had stopped by a winery and bought, felt more like a bribe than a gift. My hands tightened on the steering wheel as I stared at the gate, wondering for a moment if I should just turn around and say I got caught in

ESSENCE The reporters swarmed us, their voices overlapping with rapid-fire questions about our relationship, the marriage, the party last night, and everything else in between. I froze. For a second, I actually stopped breathing. Lucian, on the other hand, was completely at ease. He leaned in an

ALEX I was pacing again. For what had to be the hundredth time this morning, I made another slow pass across the small space inside the pediatric ward. My feet moved automatically, but my mind was caught somewhere else entirely. I kept seeing her. Essence. The flash of her palm connecting wi

ALEX I stood in the middle of the living room, jaw clenched, trying to ignore the ache in my temples. Vesper had just rolled her freshly manicured eyes and dropped her declaration like it was the most logical thing in the world: "Get a maid or let Remi cook. I have a date." I stared at her. "

ESSENCE I was in the shower for almost an hour, leaning my head against the tiles like I was in some dramatic music video. For a minute, I genuinely considered making a video of my own to clear the air—but who was I kidding? Social media had already taken sides. If I posted anything, they’d call i