My heart pounded, and my legs felt rubbery as I leaned against my oak front door and waited to open it for Victor.
I wanted to see him. I missed him and needed the way he made me feel like I could do anything. But I knew his being here had to be the end of our relationship.
No, it wasn’t a relationship. It was only an arrangement, similar to a business deal.
If I were Alex’s daughter, our deal would have worked out well for him. Now that we knew I wasn’t, I felt guilty for the time he wasted with me. All of his efforts, like teaching me how to dance and how to be a CEO, had been a waste of his time.
But I enjoyed pretending to be his fiancée until things got carried away, and I ended up caring about him more than I should.
I will remember our one incredible kiss for the rest of my li
