My Runaway Groom's Billionaire Cousin

the mirror didn'

fifty thousand dollars' worth of Vera Wang

ling in waves. It was just nerves. Every bride felt this way. It was t

he blue light reflecting in her perfectly manicured nails. "'The merger of the century. Singleton and English aren't just joining fo

rs of her mouth up. It

eat," she

e sitting on the vanity

rning, beautiful. Not a Can't wait t

squeezing her lungs. Jeffery was emotional. He was soft. He

e was loud

l suite flew open. It banged against the

ropped h

er massive skirt rust

CEO of English Enterprises. He looked like a man who had just seen a ghost. His

took a step forw

at Serena. Then at Piper, who was

roaked. His voi

Excuse me? We're

t!" Barrett roared, his

grabbing their clutches and rushing past him with

followed was he

Her voice was trembling. She ha

o feet away and reached into his tuxedo pocket. His hand was shaki

hotel stationery.

it out

whispered. "I

it. She knew, with a sickening, physiological cert

he to

ery's handwriting. Lo

ai

ortfolio. I met someone. She makes me feel real. I'm c

ack. It went white. A

in her ears, drowning out the so

sing

erwater. "He took the Gulfstream. He filed a flight plan for Paris, but

ped from her hand, fluttering to the

repeated. The wor

ees ga

ss, the weight of the humiliation, it pulled her down. She hit th

s knees, grabbing her shoulders

. Her throat

On their wedding

physical blow. It was a knife twisting in her gut

g her harder than the heartbreak. "The merger. The

nt by opening bell tomorrow," a dee

re f

t look

't look sympathetic. He looked furious. He looked like a man inspecting a br

to stand, but the dress was too heavy. She stayed on the floor

aire choked out. "I

the contract. We have a deal, Ms. English. My family does not tolera

the hysteria finally bubbling over. "

n stepp

"The name is what matters. You promised t

moved b

pped into

him like a second skin, black on black. His hair was dark, swept

stopped. Lite

n Sin

n who had ruthlessly acquired three of her father's

Barrett. He wasn't

looking

m. While her world was burning to ash, he looked like

laire," De

rating through the flo

backward, pushing against the sette

Declan stepped into the room.

eaded, standing up. "Y

n. The paperwork is already being amended. A judge was convinced to sign a waiver, given the cir

ot of suspicion formed in her gut, but she pushed it down. She

glaring at Declan. "I won't

adjusted his cufflink, a

casually, as if discussing the weather. "If this wedding doesn't happen, your father files for bankruptc

er then. Reall

worth your le

other was crying. Silent, hel

she killed them. S

oll. A deep, resonant sound

Dong

a cou

ry's back as he ran away. She felt

ak. Jeffery chose "love," a

ve in love. He believed in le

sn't just saving her famil

r eyes. The t

uled herself up. The dress was heavy, but

. The word was a

A microscopic smile tha

over her, smelling of sandalwood a

Steady. A pr

er trembling

her gently. He squeezed. Hard. Hard enough to g

s mouth brushing t

ered, his voice dark and promisi