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“No” I press a finger over his lips “I love Paris,” I said “And dear god, Da to À la Lune with you” I remember the way he’d touchedDa that ere just as exposed “And there was no way you could predict that some asshole with a camera—”
“Couldn’t I? There’s always soe The cameras and all the shit in oddamn sorry that it’s part of your life now”
“Damien, it’s okay,” I say fiercely “I don’t want to be cloistered, and I don’t need to be You take me places—in the world, inside myself—and I don’t want you to stop”
I see so that looks like hope on his face, but then it fades, replaced by both anger and regret “At the very least I should be able to give you a respite on our honeymoon”
“No” My voice is hard Firet it? I don’t want to escape your life I love you All of that shit, it’s just part of the man you became”
“Fertilizer?”
I roll e, Das for the paparazzi, but I do love you And that makes it easier to put up with the just a little panicked, because he does know that “I’ve told you that over and over Don’t you know I mean it?”
Damien, however, doesn’t answer, and my throat is thick with tears as I look into his eyes This is about more than the paparazzi, I realize Iused to them, and Damien damn well knows it
I frown at hi me?”
He is silent for a ht that I aotten how to breathe
“Sofia,” he says “She’s the one behind the bullshit lawsuit”
“How the hell do you know that?”
“My lawyers ed to trace it back That’s what Sylvia texted to tellto tell you later I didn’t want to spoil Paris” He h sound in the back of his throat “So much for that”
He runs his fingers through his hair “At any rate, it’s been shut down, and her attorney knoas duped But she started it She’s behind it Because she wanted to fuck with you”
I’ to take it all in “I—I don’t understand”
“WiseApp? Try WiseAss” There’s anger and hurt in his voice “Goddamn her”
“She’s h the words are hard to choke out I can’t help but remember what she said to ive him up and turn to a blade to ease my pain
I force myself to bite back the fury It’s useless now Because she is sick, and all her antics are doing is hurting Damien now Damien, and me
I rest“It’s not your fault”