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~~~Zendaya~~~I don’t understand why this headache had to come now, right when I was about to leave. It could have just waited till I leave and successfully reached my home. Shit!Sylvia had offered for me to stay a while longer, but I refused at first, knowing if I'd stayed longer, there's no way I wouldn’t meet Ronan. But then the pounding in my head grew sharper, strong enough that I knew I needed cold water and a short rest before I could even think about going home. In the end, I accepted.The entire time, I kept praying Ronan wouldn’t come home while I was still here. Please Lord, I know I've committed a lot of sins, I promise not to do them again, just accept this request of mine.Sylvia asked Gracie to take me upstairs to rest. I assumed it would be a guest room. Instead, Gracie led me down a quieter hallway and opened the door to a space that was clearly masculine. Dark furniture. Clean, expensive finishes. A low, subtle scent that felt heavy and controlled. The room was lar

~~~Zendaya~~~The words hit harder than they should. Heat floods my face all over again, and for a second I forget how to respond. Mrs. Wilder. He said it so casually, like it was already decided, like the title already belonged to me.My heart stutters in my chest.This man is completely out of his mind.I open my mouth, close it again, then finally manage to look away, ears burning. I can still feel his gaze on me, heavy and unwavering, and the worst part is that a small, traitorous part of me doesn’t hate the sound of those two words as much as I should.I finally find my voice again and look straight at him.“Excuse me, sir. I’m Miss Zendaya Patel. Not… Zendaya Wilder. I’m not married to you.”Ronan doesn’t even blink. That same calm, self-assured expression stays on his face as he answers,“But you will be soon enough. So what’s the big deal in answering to my surname now… when you’re eventually going to be my wife and the mother of my children?”My mouth falls open slightly. The