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uck in my head since I

. I swear. I was going to wait for A

some random extra in her life, and my ego sa

I went ov

ing face. Or perhaps I just wanted to mess wit

d fell into me, that mo

her strawberry shampoo scent linger

her eyes said something else. And those l

Adrian home, pretending I'm not

d? You've been qu

t work stuff," I lied, ke

ting weird at the competition. People even filmed th

wheel tighter. "Great. Viral for

ke a movie scene. The way you

ng I needed was my little b

ten you a new car yet?" I ch

ng extra about my grades. I'm

But I'll get you something for your twe

ke a kid. "You're actu

"Just focus on your studies. Mom

*

he driveway and noticed Zara's mo

rian. "Was that

tered, watchin

n and walk

my parents were already there, stan

upstairs,"

used but didn't ar

arms. "You guys want to pull a

idn't

gesturing for m

thing important for

an eyebro

s companies will merge soon. To make i

ad heard wrong. Then I laug

serious, then I fro

any has gone bankrupt. This marriage wi

umbled sadly. "You do realise s

ust. Once she's your wife, she'l

epeated it like she didn't

Zara think abou

about our legacy, Dante. It's your duty as the first son of the fam

nce she was a child. It's not entirely like you ar

h. A good girl w

my dad said. "S

repeated. "You

t soft smile she uses when she knows I'm mad but

ntire life-duty, obligation, being the pe

didn't. Deep down, I knew I'll do it anyway. That's who I

an she probably hates and give up the guy she ac

here th

e girl who can't stand me. She looks at

face and lau

what's

own from the stairs, his hair st

siness stuff

stuff? Are

r small head about,"

saying that. I'm n

g his hair. "Yeah,

id, pushing me away

closely. "You

bbed my keys. "Go

work yourself to

y isn'

ed, and we did our hands

t girl you're into? She's about to be my wife."

reak the news. Th

*

approved new deals, and signed new contracts. Being CE

it was past nine. My eyes burnt

t me and my thoughts. And th

s parted when s

reath on my skin. And part of me wanted to close that distance,

at me like she's seconds away from hitting me

that

't go in right away. I just sat there, starin

is that under all that teasing and sar

I couldn't say it. Now, I can't say it beca

"Life's fu

ack, closi

ut he once told me he just wanted to have a one-

t right now, the thought of hi

posed to ca

elf inside and headed

into sweats, and col

t my brain wouldn't st

nd over my face. "She's g

wants Adrian-my reckless littl

work when the girl I'm marrying

ning a hand t

p finally