Chapter 102

• At the cash desk she offered to pay for it, but Ariston silenced her with a single look as he handed over his credit card. He’d been the same when they were dating: he’d paid for all their meals and hotels, despite Lucette ’s insistence that she could pay her way. She hadn’t minded, because she’d still felt safe. Still kept him at a distance.
• This felt different. This was a wedding dress—the start of a new life that would be utterly intertwined with Ariston ’s.
• He said, "We should go back to the apartment," as he accepted the dress, now swathed in a designer hanging bag. ‘You should rest before the ceremony.’