THE BRIDE LAUGHED AT HER SISTER’S “BROKE” HUSBAND… THEN THE GROOM TURNED PALE AND WHISPERED, “HE OWNS MY COMPANY.”

more than noise.

His voice dropped lower.

“Is that why you disappeared?” he asked me.

My throat tightened.

“I didn’t disappear,” I whispered. “I was forced to leave.”

Liam cursed under his breath. “We don’t have time for this right now!”

But Alessandro didn’t even look at him.

His eyes stayed on me.

“Who is protecting you?” he asked.

I laughed once—sharp, broken.continue reading …