The reluctant vow
to drop. The living room was filled with cheerful voices-Chief Kareem's deep laugh, her mother's polite ch
"We've decided the wedding will be next mont
a f
whispered breathe, but
id aloud, blinking
n look at her. "You h
t get a say? You're just going to marr
ped to hers, hard and w
w. "You can't just decid
er tea. Regan, sitting too casually across the room, just watched her. Calm
the arm of the chair. "You will mar
throat tightened, but she refused to
h humiliation. They were selling her off like a peace offering. Like her dre
that
me, phone cradled between her shoulder and ear. Her fingers toyed w
an the damn wedding. We're going to blow u
dry laugh. "You make
uencers, photographers, stylists-all of them. I already sign
tween fear and excitement.
if that fails, we blame Regan.
chuckled. "Y
said sweetly. "Let them play
nig
door. Not a loud one, j
f holding a sleek black bag with gold
ind of stuff that sat behind glass walls in boutiques she only dreamt of ent
only one living
pulse
her skin. Someone knew. Someone was watching
idn't
ot, card in hand, heart pounding like a drum. If this was another
g, she swung op
stop
e
s. Water glistened across his chest, dripping from his hair. His hand paused mid-m
bli
d her
sed
d, spinning around so fast she nearly tripped. "I didn't
lm. "I don't usually lock it.
es squeezed shut. "Just... p
pa
delibera
oft sound of a
room, Zara. Not th
stif
fway, still looking away
," she snapped. "My fathe
rumbled behind
bed with a flick of her wrist, still not turning fully. "You're the only snake I
ld. She could hear the rustle o
tsteps b
r back, close enough to fee
w, smooth, and d
play this game, Zara?
eath h
e didn
't t
't a
, leaving the door