nt, or the thrill of the unknown. For me, it's more complicated. Sure, I feel them when I'm dancing
e lead, sinking deeper with
for the best," she says, her perfectly manicured na
framed by graying hair, makes him seem like a ghost of the man I grew up admiring. He's hunche
I intend. "You want me to marry some stranger to
all in love with him tomorrow. Just meet him. His family is willing to
The ugly trut
s, the Lorenzos are powerful. Their son, Dante, is a good ma
table. "Secure my future? By selling me off like s
of her eyes. "The same Liam who's been cheating
rs with anger, and my cheeks flush ho
now, her composure cracking. "Do you think Clara hasn't told me about the countless ti
ar
est friend. The one person I've confided in
to this," I warn, th
aren't you?" She crosses her arms, her eyes glinting with something I can't quite place. "
he room see
talking abou
n delivers the blo
aten to give way, but I steady myself by grippin
shaking my head
anding it to me. There, staring back at me, is a blurry but unmistakable
e ground beneath
h more than this, Val. Dante is a billionaire. A good man. He'll treat you li
m and Clara? How long has this been going on? Wa
mutter, headin
r calls after me. "You're meeting Dante to
me and walk down the dimly lit street,
apparently destined to marry. My life feels like it's sp
ante . Not because I want to, but because I need to kno
pers that meeting him might not
rrifies me