's

follows, making me snap my eyes open to see the handsome man I keep dreaming ab

led him my knight

I figured dreams ar

and

ve had enough sleep," he murmurs, g

g around the room and looking dow

bl

ened? Did I sleep

ds in a loud voice, making nervo

g myself to recall whatever it is that happened aft

uldn't do anything stupid, especial

breath as he turns around to fac

but it sounds like a curse wor

moving close to him. He doesn't turn to look at me, and I bite my

a work-rela

nd to face me again, and I almo

er a thing? I thought you said you weren't drunk

ns to slice

ing bad? Did I call him names, li

h

you are kidd

bout. Just tell me what it is so I can apologize proper

come out w

h anger before he points to some

nforms me, prickling my curiosi

is a marriage certificate. My gaze flips to the names on the cer

and I shift

finger. Slowly, I drop my gaze to

ows. After he broke up with me in my apartment in New York, h

my gut as I slump to t

marrie

I rememb

ve done something so stupid. Getting married should have been t

who took me in and promised

enough harm. Not only have I inconvenient him

ely rid

he clothes I'm wearing. Out of sheer curiosity, I ask

n't say

crawling slowly at the thought of another stupid

y, which is annulment. But hav

l be no g

y answers, and

u also drunk?" The questions roll out qu

ressed, would you?" His sarcastic r

s. At the way my life is going nowhere. Nowhere near

rney. But people who do know what they want and when they want it, people wh

ut. College. First boyfriend. Fiance. E

first boyfriend there. We broke up when we

two years after we met, he proposed to me. The engageme

pen. The engagement party never

t he denied me that right. I knew he was

us and probably planned. If he truly loved

into my thoughts, making me realize he is bent

rs with the back of my

making guilt slither through me

the certificate arrived. Everything happened really fast, so it'

thing. I feel a

lowest, but now I may look lik

t respect

ust followed along because he thought

ich is unpredictable. I can't tel

e. I practically drag

sorry. I shouldn't have involved you in any of these situ

tting me short and makin

fine about it? Is he fi

asy solution to this. Before it gets out, we s

ion affect him anymor

nsider him a knight in shining armor but now he

sight, but now I can see how softhearted he is,

still helped me. Housed me for two days strai

derful twi

obably writ

steps closer, his cologne waffling through

e, I try to stay calm and list

heart hammers wildly in my ribcage, and I decide to break

chuckle awkwardly before tuggin

urge me to go ahea

ter, "Let's ge

le, giving off the bad boy vibe

bicep, making them visible en

e to to

n

ondering if he has a better option. What other options wo

yes dead serious and cold as he

When his gaze is still fixed on me, I realize I