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struck by lightning. My head pounded, and I

I demanded, my

infuriatingly calm. "You're

alm down!" I shot b

hadn't just knocked me out minutes ago. " Let's star

point of lying? He'd already caught me red-handed

he first sign of genuine surprise

stion-where is she?" My

was some sort of puzzle. "Interesti

ng the questi

ntered smoothly. "Do you want

ed silent, glaring a

long time ag

spat. "Ros

now where she is. But," he added before I could

es. "And why wou

n said, his voice dropping to a low, commanding tone

I aske

ncée," he

e he'd grown a seco

"It's simple. Be my fiancée for six mon

You mean the fiancée you already have? She

into a smirk. "Seraph

"You... don

rre

ful, and clearly obsessed with you. Wh

ch to say. "Let's just say... I prefer someone who can stan

I asked, still trying to wr

he said

y, my mind racing. Six months as his fake fia

I say no?" I as

es boring into mine. "Then I can't

er was worth any deal with the devil. "Fine," I s

spread across his

?" I aske

r. For now, you need to look the part." He pulled ou

ppening before a small army of women arr

g on?" I ask

mien said casually, standing. "We don't have

nutes?" I

ate." He turned to the ma

ainted, and dressed me like I was some kind of doll. When they were fi

ckline and a slit that screamed elegance and danger. My hair wa

you downstairs," one o

rcase. At the bottom stood Damien, looking up

thing like awe in his eyes, but it

ely," he said, hi

so bad yoursel

d his arm.

. The moment our skin touched, I felt a jolt-whet

throng of journalists swarmed toward us, microphones thr

ou've called off your engag

e woman w

your ne

me at us like a hailstorm. My grip on Damien's

picture of calm, his

hing, a sharp, furious voic

mie

lames licking the floor. Her blonde hair was perfectly styled, but the

en murmured, his

on me like a predator stalking its prey. "Who the hel

I didn't dare look at him. My throat w

ed, her voice rising. She ste

catching her wrist mid-air. The force of it was startli

ice low but sharp, cutting through the nois

ng her hand free. "You're defending he

is expression cold. "What you've done is embarrass yo

with rage. "This isn't over," she seethed, her v

o me instead. "Come with me,"

ing us through the sea of reporters. I had no ch

d to hush in anticipation. Damien release

make this brief." He glanced down at me, his dark eyes locking onto mine before returning to the crowd. "Allow me

wed by a flurry of questions. My hea

y eye, I saw Seraphina standing near the bar. Her hand

sharp, guttural sound, she hurled the glass against th

, she turned on her

s, but all I could hear was

e leaned closer. "Congratulations, fiancée,"

tilting yet again. What had