ment, Sophia couldn't bring h

sked. She'd been pacing back and forth for wh

I wouldn't have come." Taking a deep bre

woman with slightly curled short hair, though she looked som

id, turning to le

of the decor-Mary's home had always felt like a second home to her. But now, their f

a for both of them. "I knew y

rced the word ou

"You want to know why I hired

stared

byss of pain. I hated your very existence because it kept me from happiness. Henry has always loved on

ossible. Besides, I've always

As long as you exist, he won't even glance at another woman. So I wanted you gone."

hired someone

made. She didn't call it off because, after an internal battle, h

you blamed her and hired killers? What kind of friend does th

his anger. She didn't blame Mary-after all, Mary

he is

d. For her sake, I'll let this slide. But there won't be a next ti

me, my cousin will have to give up for good. If you

ept my feelings, I blamed you for everything... I put you in da

gently patting her back. "Shh.

-

ad it

nce she agreed to let him pose as her boyfriend to make he

f distance he'd ke

ed her intimately, acting eve

ssly around Sophia's waist. She didn't

he was the only one wh

to pry his hands away, bu

tiff and uneasy," Rocky mu

completely. "We're not actually together-it's

to helping you get used to it," he said mat

d to act when my cousin visits." His warm breath brushe

losing herself in the sweet illusion he created, o

elieve it. You don't want to give us away, do you?" Even he h

." That went w

lly," Rocky said, smoothly d

l do my best

g isn't enough," h

glare at him, though her heartbeat quicke

ace him. "During this time, you'll need to learn to l

Her tongue suddenly

deeply in love?" He looked at her with a half-smile, his slightl

. "That's... too difficult," she

Rocky pressed a hand to

hard at all-the real challenge was

, while he was only pretending to be he

en

g you trouble again," she sa

is willingly." He studied

had no ot

days ahead," Rocky said with

kew

uld be enough for her to lose her heart to Rocky. And she w