lia
y mom enveloped me in a hug the moment I walked through the d
meet her worried eyes. "I stayed at
my cheek. "You look exhausted. Go g
still there, small, ugly reminders. I scrubbed my face with cold water, ag
tension in my shoulders. But the phantom weight of the ring on my fin
I had zero memory of a wedding. Was that piece of paper even legally
off. I shoved it and the certificate into the deepest, darkest corner o
oses at the shop, arranged bouquets for smiling customer
is face plastered across the city. The Mustangs' season was
TV, emerging from a black car, his face a cold, unreadable mask. For a fleeting moment,
my shop. The scent of roses and sunshine was ins
he lead man asked, his e
n my stomach, but I kept my
to see you." He gestured towards the door. A p
y to him," I said, ke
r. Sinclair anticipated you might say that.
first page made the blood drain fr
ife, let alone signed it. The contract stated that as Garrick Sinclair's legal spouse, I was bound
ef. I flipped to the last page and saw the signatures.
pposed signature. It was dated a w
g, but hard and resolute. "I never signed this. I wasn't
ature as yours, Miss Dalton," the man said, his
breath, stee
coldly. "Give
rfectly calm, cheerful tone. "Hey, Mom. Listen, a last-minute floral convention just came
agged into this mess. Then, I grabbed my coat and walk
round garage. A silent elevator whisked us upwards, opening directly into a vas
hockey puck from hand to hand. He looked up
, gesturing to the
g to cower. "What is this? D
celia Dalton, twenty-four, florist, mother a retired teacher. Do you really think you're wor
vestigated me. He knew my small, insignif
held my ground for a second before his sheer size forced me to take a step back, my sp
nches from mine. "I don't know what deal you made with my father," he murmured, his
rcing me to meet his gaze. "But until I f
is eyes beyond the anger. A flicker of t
"Give me your best friend's contact information. I nee
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