HER FATHER PUSHED HER INTO THE FOUNTAIN AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING—THEN HER SECRET HUSBAND WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR

took one and handed it to Mariana himself.

“There’s a suite upstairs,” he said. “I had it ready when my flight landed.”

“You planned for this?” she asked quietly.

“No,” he said. “I planned for you to have somewhere to breathe if I arrived too late.”

Despite everything, she almost smiled.

They turned toward the exit.

Daniela’s voice cut through the silence.continue reading …