Chapter 79

The possibility lingered in the air, almost tangible. Della's words echoed in my mind like a refrain I couldn't ignore. Break the contract? Turn our charade into reality? It was something I hadn't even allowed myself to consider, too afraid of drowning in false hope.

Once again, Sloane's words came back to haunt me: "No one will ever choose someone like you." Would a man like Gideon Vandermere who