"So, I've gotta come clean about something. Today, Alaric caught me proposing to Emmeline at the diner, got the wrong end of the stick, and was all but ready to throw down right there. I had no choice but to

spill the beans about us not actually being married."

Spencer laid it all out for her to grasp the whole story.

That explains why Alaric was in on the truth.

Turns out, he stumbled upon Spencer popping the question to Emmeline.

And here he was, playing the knight in shining armor, thinking Spencer was double-dipping. Was she supposed to be grateful for his misplaced chivalry?

"Oh, no worries, got it." She replied calmly, her mind racing until it hit her, sitting up suddenly, "Wait, back up. You proposed to Emmeline?"

The news of Spencer and Emmeline's engagement was like a bombshell to her.

"Mhm."

"And she said yes?" She was on pins and needles, but hopeful.

"She did," Spencer confirmed.

toasting to your happiness!" She offered her sincere

for holding Spencer back for three years due to her

he genuinely liked and who was willing

for them, feeling

was a relief; she hadn't stood in his way after

life for love, was a chilling reminder. She feared Spencer might end up in a similar

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worry about the wedding toast later," Spencer

more pleasantries, they ended the

fretting over Alaric's unexpected intrusion, now that she knew the full story and heard about Spencer's upcoming nuptials, her mind eased, and she drifted off

cheeks bulging with foam, she shuffled to the door

view, monopolizing her sight with their captivating hue,

roses were fresh, their velvety petals still kissed by the morning

shifted to

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