IN LOVE WITH MY FATHER`S BILLONAIRE BESTFRIEND
AR
Vincent. My throat felt dry, and my mind scrambled to under
ng on his lips. His dark eyes sparkled with amusemen
e said, his tone dri
istant man he was today, but never had I once imagined that he had a son. Zayden had never been in a relationship, never brought
your father?" I repeated,
as Zayden stepped into the room. His face was unreadable, his jaw tight,
uietly. "Vincent is my son.
like the ground had been
o process what he'd just said. "An
rossed the room in three long strides, grab
through gritted teeth,
He pulled me up the stairs, down the hall, and
nking my arm out of his grip. "You c
blazing with anger. "Were you planning to tell him
stunned by
m like a caged lion. "Don't you get it? I'm way older than you. I'm old
ightened a
"Because he's your mate. He's young, fresh, and exactly what you need. If you
g. "What are you saying?" I asked
id, his eyes hard. "If you want to save
," I said, my voice t
ing flicker in his eyes-something raw and painful. But then
aid flatly. "I don't care about
ife, but I refused to let
u don't care about me, then I'll marry Vincent. I
a long moment, his e
asked, his voice
I have a condition. If I marry Vincen
at me, his eyes dark and unreadable. Finally,
he said
peated, my h
rned and left the room, sl
om, Vincent was still sitting on
id, forcing a smil
jumped to his feet, pull
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Scarlett," he said, hi
t felt like it was breaking, but I pushed
knew it, I was standing at the altar, dressed
to the back of the room-and there he was. Zayden. Sitting a
emotion I couldn't name. Was it an
your bride," t
ove, I leaned in and kissed h
sts clench at his sides. Then, without a word, he stood up and
the kiss, my hear
m smile. But while everyone else seemed happy, I wasn't. My emotions w
people were laughing, dancing, and toasting to our f
ed, my heart racing as I
oms. Without thinking, I followed. My heels clicked softly against the marble floor
, and pressed me up against it. His hand slid around my neck-not to hurt me, but
d went
d when he finally pulled back
n, pain, and something deeper.
ce breaking slightly. "I can't watch you wit
oat, unfinished, but the lo