The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

"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.

be there, toasting to your

always felt guilty for holding Spencer back

and

them, feeling a weight lifting off her

relief; she hadn't stood in

who had lost both his youth and his life for love, was a chilling reminder. She feared Spencer might end up in a similar tragic tale, which would have been heart-wrenching. Thankfully, Spencer wasn't as obsessive, and it was a

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the wedding

exchanging a few more pleasantries, they

nuptials, her mind eased, and she drifted

bulging with foam, she shuffled to the door

red roses was thrust into her view, monopolizing her sight with their captivating hue, their fragrance seeping into her, lifting

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

shifted to the man behind the flowers. Alaric's charming face peered from behind the roses, his lips curved in a devilishly handsome