ears after her mom passed, all for her sake

f her. Compared to that, giving up her right to choo

estia s

inished registering their marriage that afternoon, s

egistration office, there were a ton of reporters waiting outside. Celestia had to push he

n the back seat, acting all chill, watching

e Carrington estat

e staff at the villa looked at each other, clearly confused,

jamas and stepped out onto the balcony,

stars were nowhere to be seen. Not even the faintest b

guy she couldn't stand-a total playboy. Worse, he used to be engage

n with Sophia for a whole year, then dropped that bomb on wh

ibility. Like it was no big deal? He made it seem like he didn't care about Sophia

tangled threads, no matter how she trie

making her shiver in her thin pajamas. She hugged

and dark above, like a storm was about to brea

droom door swung open, s

o the room, but the people inside couldn't see

saw made her

in a heated kiss, their clothes falling away bit by bit as

e woman? Her back was turned, so

d so fast, she didn't e

storm in? O

ere, face pale, starin

was-no way was she going to int

o with her, doing that with another woman in their bedro

g, sharp and cold against the windows, but inside

yes to look at Jareth. "Jareth, did you seriously marry that w

mirk. "Yeah, I did." Str

her disappointment. "So...

aid with a grin, making t

. But he turned his head away like always. Knowing he didn't like being k

ded coyly. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten Celes

, his face full of that familiar devil-may-care charm.

rrible..."

on the balcony, Celestia stood frozen, like so

figures on the bed, and finally,

was

y, the same woman who'd walked her back to her room that night. Cel

t from drinking too much-she w

body felt hollow, like someone had gutted her from the inside. Her l

at Jareth's back, completely stunned,

her into this sham of a marriage, and for wha

d suddenly picked up even more, and within seconds, the sky

, but Celestia didn't feel a thing. No matter how cold

how long she'd been sitting there, getting drenched by wind and rain, until her chest tightened painfully and

he house staff who found Cele