hless; she'd never imagined Dante

'd disappeared wi

you think?" S

gain. He'd already assume

alked into his room as the d

ed in creating another misu

bowl of cereal for herself while the

w up after all

st friend when she realiz

xt morning, she wondered if Kelvin had looked

fell asleep curled in o

tly on her, making Victoria stir

reminded her she was st

standing at the door, his hair messy and ey

is body and his chest, too, the s

d at her. "Be down in five minutes unless you want me to c

Why her? Just when she'd forgott

im, but she wasn't the same high school girl who had fallen for a c

mascara drawn. She turned on the cold water, washi

. On a normal day, these were all her favorite dishes. She wond

d, pulling out a

hate

her heart thump i

arby, watching them bo

ia looked up. "I'll need

glance at her. "I'

get it

gaze sharp and dangerous. "Y

mid-air. "You ca

sked, his tone turning cold. "What d

think everything is about y

s supposed to be getting married," she asked. "Y

able with a loud no

going?" Dante

and yes, I owe them an exp

n, shoving her gently against the w

id once I was the only o

d. His hand hovered near her cheek,

whispered, her voice hoarse. "No

while I'm just me, Victoria, nothing to my name, just

e with me," Dante said, his han

as now wet

n I make it up to

me go," sh

pulling back, he retur

in the ro

him waiting fo

mpossible

thing you want." He threw a black card at her, not

card." Victoria pus

is house, and your father, don't worry about

epmom had asked for in preparation for her wedding, saying as the

er ever since and even offered her a job as his

ed for her room. Standing here any longer

when she opened the closet, all the dresses were hi

g on the different dresses, ad

iced, looking good, and smelling nice, but thereafter, one scandal on her first

lightened u

sunglass while she tied her hair into a bun a

car leaving made

was

ew

ut," she tol

ver to take you ther

knew pulling up with a car and a new luxury would get everyone talking, so

Still, she walked until a cab pulled up, and she asked t

p with a neon sign: "Mob

id cash for a cheap phone, q

re are you? Kelvin's f

r someone," Victoria

have to be c

through the a

e said sweetly. "Loo

omach

urned