LOVE UNDER CONTRACT
A year of pretending and giving fake smiles and performances.
How would I even mention this marriage to Caleb, I wondered
The car door shut softly behind me, cutting off the sounds of traffic. Damien slid into the seat beside me, silent, composed and unreadable as always.
I turned my face to the window, hiding the storm in my chest.
This wasn’t love. This wasn’t marriage. This was a deal.
But tonight, under the watching eyes of his world, I had to make them believe otherwise.
And as the car began to move, one thought burned into me like fire: