Andrei years ago. The girl who made my brother weak and vulnerable. All this time, I

t have changed after all these years. I knew her faile

gators to watch when she would sta

he land, and she could go to hell for that. When I realized

her

ith a grainy photograph. Illyra had always made a great effort to keep her away from me. They moved to dif

er sister. I didn't trust the Bennet's especially since th

et full of cash outside a grocery store in front of her. She had run two

at. She would have kept the walle

ra's sister." The investigator had told me. She was nothing li

full of love and compassion. She knew nothing

njury in Oahu with a private poker game in Hale Ka'nani, I bribed

t the job offer because they we

nto Illyra and they would cause a

ould have a heated argument. And I would utilize that ti

er for days and I was running out of time,

n away from the restaurant. I didn't know why I had expected anythin

s as greedy as her sister. That her eyes would sparkle with desire whe

y, not only had there been no heated argument between Andrei and Illy

i's offer to a single card draw between them-a million dollars versus

he game and she was for

lan. I was definitely not hoping to make the couple happy again. F

ns to humiliate my brother had blown up in my face.

n hitting on me right and left until even that began

ra Bennet was here and wished to marry me after all. And now, h

said, hoping she would buy it. "It shows how despera

shade of red. I turned

kto

hat her big brown eyes had seen through my heartless soul? H

w penny. "What did you mean by the plans you had?" I exhaled,

help it, and I laugh

She said, beaming. "I had always dreamed of my wedding and

ish is my com

e a cake." She said, he

on't tell me you're

t grumpy. My flight ran out of my food when they reached my aisle, and I hadn't eaten for the pas

eturned to the bar and pre

ir

a breakfa

our hig

ck." I glanced back at Lyra. "Anyth

open. I turned back to the interco

s,

was staring at me, apparently mesmerized, like I had done so

was

Why don't you w

wedding cake. Or a wedding dress. I think it's best for us-" She looked at me sideway

d. "You're the bride

ing her head nervou

that much about ho

she chewed on her full, pink bottom lip. "You're be

saying that?" M

it's

onal, just as you said. Cour

odded. "In

e of kindness if she knew the truth about what I intended to

my plans immediately. She was cunning, smart, and vicious.

hat blew up every