The Billionaire Who Bought Me
“Not everyone’s happy about what’s going on there. That groom? He was supposed to marry my niece.”
Damian raised an eyebrow. “Really?”
“Yeah,” the man grunted. “Life’s funny like that.”
Damian’s eyes darkened. He looked at the rows of wine bottles like they might hold the answers he was searching for.
“You need a drink,” the bartender said again.
“I need something strong,” Damian muttered.
Glass after glass, he drowned the pain — each sip burning away another memory. Lila’s laughter. Her touch. Her voice whispering his name.
After the fifth drink, he slammed the glass down. “I’m fine,” he said, though his vision was already spinning.