It's just...Hardy was always the one I was supposed to end up with. He was everything I dreamed of and wanted. But damn it, why did he have to show up when I thought I'd finally gotten over him?

“I know. But I hate weddings.”“Because of Darcy?”“Because a wedding is a ceremon…”

“You took advantage of me while I was sleeping," she said breathlessly. "That's …”

“Aware of her uneasy gaze straying to his rampant arousal, Sebastian shot her a …”

“Beatrix wished she were a swooning sort of female. It seemed the only appropria…”