Oh god, if he’s taking me out here to kill me, I’m an idiot for not taking the proper measures ahead of time. Then again, Gianna knows what to do if I suddenly turn up missing. My best friend will be smart enough to figure out what happened and release the info.That, at least, brings me a little bi
Aurora POVThe kiss changes everything.One moment I’m standing in a quiet park with the man I was supposed to blackmail back trying to protect my own and the next I’m falling into him, letting his hands slide down my sides, gripping onto his jacket like it’s the only thing anchoring me to the earth
I slip out of his car and through the gate again, heading back to the side door I’d come from and then safely sealing myself inside my gilded cage once more. Inside, everything feels colder despite the chill from outside being chased from my limbs.The second I get up to my room, I collapse back aga
Dominic POV“Knock her up?” Dominic repeated. Not because it angered him but because, for a split second, it intrigued him.He hadn’t considered that. Hadn’t even allowed himself to think that far ahead outside of killing his father. Leonardo’s death was supposed to be the climax, the explosion that
He tapped the contact and held the phone up to his ear.“Romero,” he said calmly as soon as the other end picked up.“Yes?”“I need you to come to the penthouse. Theo is dead.”There was a pause on the other end of the line.“He threatened to expose our plans to my father,” Dominic said simply. “Han
Aurora POVI haven’t stopped thinking about him or the way his hands moved over my body like he had every right to claim me.There’s a part of me—too soft and stupid—that wants to believe maybe what happened in the park meant something.But every time that part of me starts to hope, I slap it down a
Aurora POVI pace the small bathroom while I wait. Fix my lipstick, try not to hyperventilate, fail at doing both.I know I messed up the plan. It was all supposed to be controlled, rehearsed, calculated just like we planned for.But sitting there for another second longer was impossible. It was eit
Dominic POVDominic knew it was a mistake.Fucking her in the bathroom during the rehearsal dinner? Stupid. Reckless. He could already hear Romero’s voice in his head, cold and clipped: “You’ve officially lost your mind.”Maybe he had.But the second she kissed him—dragged him down into the storm sh
The bridal suite is chaos.Hair tools hiss and hum in every corner, layers of fabric rustle like static, staff rush in and out with garment bags, trays of fruit no one is eating and glasses of champagne that might as well be acid to my stomach.Beatrice flits around the room with that brittle perfec
Aurora POV“I…” Swallowing, I let out a long sigh. “He was that one night stand I had… back when we went to that club.”“Unbelievable.” She mutters, rubbing a hand over her face. “Well, guess what. You don’t get to want anymore. You either act smart or you die. For some reason tonight you chose to
Dominic POVDominic knew it was a mistake.Fucking her in the bathroom during the rehearsal dinner? Stupid. Reckless. He could already hear Romero’s voice in his head, cold and clipped: “You’ve officially lost your mind.”Maybe he had.But the second she kissed him—dragged him down into the storm sh
Aurora POVI pace the small bathroom while I wait. Fix my lipstick, try not to hyperventilate, fail at doing both.I know I messed up the plan. It was all supposed to be controlled, rehearsed, calculated just like we planned for.But sitting there for another second longer was impossible. It was eit
Aurora POVI haven’t stopped thinking about him or the way his hands moved over my body like he had every right to claim me.There’s a part of me—too soft and stupid—that wants to believe maybe what happened in the park meant something.But every time that part of me starts to hope, I slap it down a
He tapped the contact and held the phone up to his ear.“Romero,” he said calmly as soon as the other end picked up.“Yes?”“I need you to come to the penthouse. Theo is dead.”There was a pause on the other end of the line.“He threatened to expose our plans to my father,” Dominic said simply. “Han
Dominic POV“Knock her up?” Dominic repeated. Not because it angered him but because, for a split second, it intrigued him.He hadn’t considered that. Hadn’t even allowed himself to think that far ahead outside of killing his father. Leonardo’s death was supposed to be the climax, the explosion that
I slip out of his car and through the gate again, heading back to the side door I’d come from and then safely sealing myself inside my gilded cage once more. Inside, everything feels colder despite the chill from outside being chased from my limbs.The second I get up to my room, I collapse back aga
Aurora POVThe kiss changes everything.One moment I’m standing in a quiet park with the man I was supposed to blackmail back trying to protect my own and the next I’m falling into him, letting his hands slide down my sides, gripping onto his jacket like it’s the only thing anchoring me to the earth