Joe’s POV Joe saved the precious prize, Liam’s hair first. Then he grabbed the money, knowing twenty dollars was quite a lot. William’s hair, however, he dropped, but he was pretty sure that it landed on his shirt. Only… he didn’t know which. He and William had similar hair colors and lengths
That was enough to quiet me for now. “I’m listening.” “His birthday is coming up. We’re all throwing a surprise party for him at his house.” When Robert said that, I assumed he meant the house Liam and I had shared together. It was still strange hearing it referred to as Liam’s house, even thoug
Aria’s POV The surprise party was to take place at the house Liam and I had shared together when we were married. Though I’d been in this house before since we’d started talking again, it still felt strange and a little melancholy walking through the doors. “Everyone’s out back,” said one of Lia
Liam’s POV A loud splash interrupted me mid-sentence. I didn’t think anything of it at first. After all, this was a pool party, and there were already swimmers in the pool. One of them might have just done a cannon ball. Yet, as if on instinct, my eyes were drawn to the place Aria had been stand
Aria’s POV “What… did you just say?” Liam asked, his face crumpled up with both disbelief and confusion. I didn’t think I had said anything confusing. I knew Liam was protective of me, and I understood that instinct. Especially because I had almost drowned thanks to Sophia’s little vicious prank
“So he filled in for you.” “He did.” Liam swallowed thickly. “And then… he crashed…” “Oh, Liam.” I took another, wider step, moving right up against his side. I reached out my hand and placed it on his arm. He looked at me, his eyes haunted but… softening… I felt like an invisible gap that h
Aria’s POV “You should go back to the party,” I said. Lightly, he shook his head. “I prefer it in here with you.” My heart skipped a beat. He was hard to resist when he laid on the charm like this, and without the previous misunderstandings standing in our way, I felt myself drawn to him like
Liam’s POV I was a lot of things to a lot of people, but I knew for a fact that I was not Sophia’s property. I wasn’t her boyfriend of her lover. Maybe I was a brother-figure or a friend, but neither of those titles had been implied when Sophia had called me hers. And now she wanted to have a ch
I could easily guess who had told him that, but I still wanted to hear the verbal acknowledgement. “Who told you that?” “That new supervisor,” Jackson said. “Joanna.” Of course. “I heard she’s engaged to Liam,” Jackson continued. “I really don’t want to make waves with the boss.” “They aren’
Aria’s POV As soon as the work day officially began, every employee was called into the conference room for an emergency meeting. Given the new employees, the space was crowded again, and I once more opted to stand near the back of the room, rather than to be cramped among the chairs. Liam and J
Aria’s POV “He wasn’t a good father,” Liam continued. “In fact, he’s someone that I’ve come to hate. But I never really thought about the bastard actually dying. Now he wants to inherit the family business and continue his legacy. In the past, I was never good enough, but now suddenly, Markus is d
Liam’s POV I didn’t care how much work was left that day, when five o’clock rolled around, I packed up my briefcase and headed for the door. My assistant, at her desk, gave me a curious look, but didn’t utter a word. “Don’t stay too late,” I told her. Work was very important, but so was life
Aria’s POV When I walked to Joanna’s office, her assistant sat behind the reception desk, glaring at me. I could only imagine the lies Joanna had told this assistant about me, to get her to hate me this much without even knowing me. Regardless, I held my head up high. If I had to walk through th
Liam’s POV “I’ve been expecting your call,” my father – Markus – said on the other end of the phone. “You are a stubborn one to have kept me waiting for so long.” “I foolishly thought that you decided to mind your own business,” I replied. “You haven’t tried anything like this in a while.” In
Liam’s POV In a flash, I grabbed Joanna’s wrist and pulled her hand away from my chest. “Don’t presume to touch me.” Joanna’s flirty smile slipped right off of her face. “I don’t care how long we’ve known each other, Joanna. Aria is the one that I love. You will not change that. And if I conti
Aria’s POV Finally Liam stilled. Slowly, he turned around to look at me, then studied my face as if he was trying to determine if I was being serious or not. Once he realized I was, his face twisted into disbelief. “Don’t be ridiculous, Aria.” “That’s what the rumors are all saying.” “You kn
Aria’s POV My co-workers could have been sharing more gossip, but it seemed more likely, judging by the words they said behind my back, that Joanna had been talking about me with everyone. For that to be true, she wasn’t just on some professional vendetta against me based on my work and work eth