d, his voice as calm as a deep, dark ocean. He spoke with such casual gravity
in her throat. To hear "marriage is not a joke"
f. In eighteen years, they had met exactly three times. They wer
on't even know because you 'tak
dication today?" The words tumbled out of Ch
s hand moved to his temple. The air in
er wall. A marriage? That is a fortress. If you carry the Stark name, you aren't just a guest in this city-you are its que
ood bully?" Chloe retorted, her sharp tongue once again
dator's
n throbbed visibly in his temple, and his ey
e tasted copper, screaming at herself internally: Shut u
explode, a sharp knock
ed, his gaze never
m the suffocating aura in the office. "Mr. Stark, the car is do
stood up, the movement fluid and powerful, and scribb
omed over her, his custom-tailored suit radiating wealth and authority. The light cau
a week. Use that time to decide. Do you want to play at b
ing as they brushed against his. Even t
er's Hea
warfare. She found Chloe curled up on the velvet sofa, looking like a lost kitten-except t
d from my wine cellar!" Jake shouted, though her heart softened when she saw Chloe's flushed face. The
the Ice King agree to the fake engagement, or do I need to st
ad slowly, her eye
"I knew it. Don't drown your sorrows in my
told me he doesn't do 'fake.' He said he wouldn't sign the
ff
ve red wine painte
en hit in the chest. "Chloe... tell me right now. Exactly h
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