Press Conference

Chapter 16

Kaitlyn sat at her kitchen table the next morning, staring blankly at the cup of coffee in her hands and replaying recent events over and over in her mind. She had signed the contract, agreed to this bizarre arrangement, and now she was about to be publicly declared as the fiancée of Estefan Salvatore, a man who had already begun to change her life in ways she couldn’t have imagined.

Her phone buzzed, jolting her from her thoughts. It was a message from Estefan:

“Car will be there in 30 minutes. Be ready.”

Kaitlyn took a deep breath and set down her cup. There was no time for secondguessing. She quickly dressed in a sleek, form-fitting dress that Estefan had sent over earlier that morning; it was something elegant but not overly formal. She paired it with simple jewelry, trying to balance sophistication with her usual style. She didn’t want to look like she was trying too hard, but she also didn’t want to embarrass Estefan in front of the media and the world.

When the car a