, Damian went straight

e, he stood tall before the floor-to-ceiling window, his expression dark as he survey

of his phone-an incoming call from

queaky clean, actually. Turns out her groom left her at the alt

situation. And how the Blackwoods have pushed you aside. They all keep their di

. "Still, you have to wonder... what's she goin

at and dismissive. "Once she learned who I was, sh

rs and scorn. Even his own family treated him like an outsider, leaving him in a frus

rrying a man with no future

ever, wasn

it. Swapping grooms at her own wedding? That's not something your average woman does.

o sure? Let's make a bet. I say Evelina comes back. If I

se?" Damian co

d. "Lose? No

im backtrack. "Kidding! Just kidding. Fine. If I lose,

nd she would return. He grunted

he study door. "Sir," Edward White, the butler, anno

.

villa at the address she'd been given. The pla

malist decor. It was far too humble fo

r every right to make this place a home.

d to live in a house this cold. Sh

urniture, Damian emerged from a side

ldn't believe she was actually standi

anced at the single suitcase behind her. "You were gone a whi

heepish expression. "This neighborhood is a bit out of the way," she said softly.

e grunt and pivoted his

s wheelchair, and she hesitated, wondering if she should of

ering inside, she saw it was just as cold and stark

s my room?"

eye, his tone deliberate. "Yes. You'll b

hang in the air. She stared at him, her mind

to share a b