Adele:
It had been two days since Cole informed me that Nathan and I would be attending the gala night together. Of course, as his soon-to-be wife, I didn’t have much of a choice but to go along with it.
Now, seated beside Nathan in his sleek car, my mind was spinning with a hundred different thoughts. Tonight was the gala, and I didn’t even know how to describe how I felt. Nervous? Annoyed? Maybe a little of both. The sudden jolt of the car coming to a stop snapped me out of my thoughts.
I cleared my throat, turning to face him. His gaze lingered on me for a moment too long. If this marriage weren’t purely a contract, someone might’ve mistaken that look for admiration.
“So… yeah. This is the part where you, uh, get out,” he said, his deep, gruff voice laced with pride. “Unless you pla
