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Prologue

Three years earlier

Aria

The vehicle pulls off the expressway as we head toward O’Hare International Airport, but I can’t shake the overwhelotten my first up-close look at Domani Bianchi Granted, he never saw my face the entire time his father and mine spoke I stare out theas if soain It entyof him

“Aria, are you well?” I dartthrough ht now I sure as hell hope not, but theaway

I calmly take a breath and say, “Yes, Papa I’m fine”

“Your face is flush Are you sure you’re alright?”

“I a anxious, nervous or so”

“Couldn’t have anything to do with running into Do to hurt you no matter how dark his reputation is” That perceptive man

Huffing and fixing the hem of my skirt, I blurt out in a rush, “I didn’t actually see hi until we’re there? I want to take a nap” My denial is a little too blatantly obvious, but I hope he drops the subject Talking about boys withI care for and I’ but a boy

“It’s a long flight, so just relax We’ll be boarding soon”

“I can’t believe Gloria’s gettingup

“I told you we shouldn’t have let her go abroad,”her his handkerchief My sister was supposed to take a seland and somehow ended up in Ireland where she met Cormack Delaney

They’re getting married in two days because the man is insanely detero My father and his said and done, they’re getting et to see it

We board the plane and I take a nice built so to sleep All the while drea to wake up