When a Pretend Wedding is a Real Problem by Rimmy London

Author:Rimmy London [London, Rimmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rimmy London

Chapter 6

It had been two days since the meeting in Mr. Caldon Sr.'s office, and Talia was finally able to relax. The small group of media and paparazzi outside her apartment building was down to only one bored-looking man. He perched atop the stone barrier around a palm tree, leaning against the rough bark and looking nearly asleep.

When a text showed up on her phone from Denver, she recognized the number as his, although she hadn't saved it to his name. It seemed too dangerous. The more she thought about it, the more she realized she had no idea who the "Candy King" was.

Meeting with his father had been much more intimidating than she would have guessed, and it left her with questions. Sure, their company created some of the most delicious bits of chocolate and candy coating she'd ever tasted, but that didn't make them honest people. It didn't even make them nice people, and she definitely needed to figure that out. If it was just Denver she was studying, she wouldn't be concerned, but perhaps he was more like his father than he was letting on? Hard and cold, and ready to do whatever questionable thing it took to save face.

She glanced at the screen on her phone again, typing out a reply. It was a relief that Denver wanted to stroll around the grocery store. She'd been hiding out from reporters for so long, her pantry was bare. Parting the curtain, she watched the bored man stroll away.

The street was finally as it should be, people casually walking by on their way to work or headed to the park with a dog or two. She hadn't expected the calm to return so quickly—Mr. Caldon Sr. really knew his strategies. But now that Denver was on his way to pick her up, a buzz of nerves had found its way into her chest, bouncing around inside.

He was engaged. Maybe they were just one of those exceptionally secure couples who smiled and hugged everyone in sight. But for Talia, it had felt like more than that. Her hands were sweating just remembering holding his.

She wiped her palms on her jeans and took a breath, hurrying to the bathroom mirror and quickly running a brush through her hair. It was all she had time to do before the intercom buzzed in her apartment.

"Talia?"

His voice was a catalyst, sending her heart into a strange skipping beat. It throbbed in her chest as she pushed the button aside her door. "Hello, Denver." She took a deep breath, hoping to steady the tremor in her throat. "I'm on my way down."

Never had three flights of stairs been so treacherous. One trip, two stubbed toes, and a missed stair later, she made it to the ground floor. But out the front doors, there was much more going on than she'd seen outside her window.

Her doorman dipped his head respectfully. "Good luck, miss."

She mumbled a thank you and trudged through. Denver had managed to catch the attention of a mass of people, both men and women, smiling and squinting, happy and intense.

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