d, his voice as calm as a deep, dark ocean. He spoke with such casual gravity

in her throat. To hear "marriage is not a joke"

f. In eighteen years, they had met exactly three times. They wer

on't even know because you 'tak

dication today?" The words tumbled out of Ch

s hand moved to his temple. The air in

er wall. A marriage? That is a fortress. If you carry the Stark name, you aren't just a guest in this city-you are its que

ood bully?" Chloe retorted, her sharp tongue once again

dator's

n throbbed visibly in his temple, and his ey

e tasted copper, screaming at herself internally: Shut u

explode, a sharp knock

ed, his gaze never

m the suffocating aura in the office. "Mr. Stark, the car is do

stood up, the movement fluid and powerful, and scribb

omed over her, his custom-tailored suit radiating wealth and authority. The light cau

a week. Use that time to decide. Do you want to play at b

ing as they brushed against his. Even t

er's Hea

warfare. She found Chloe curled up on the velvet sofa, looking like a lost kitten-except t

d from my wine cellar!" Jake shouted, though her heart softened when she saw Chloe's flushed face. The

the Ice King agree to the fake engagement, or do I need to st

ad slowly, her eye

"I knew it. Don't drown your sorrows in my

told me he doesn't do 'fake.' He said he wouldn't sign the

ff

ve red wine painte

en hit in the chest. "Chloe... tell me right now. Exactly h