Marriage

Rafe stared at Arabelle as his team fussed around her, their chatter and activity filling the room. She looked stunning, even with exhaustion lingering on her face. Thankfully, he had already taken care of one crucial detail—applying for a marriage license weeks ago when he'd been toying with the idea of making her his wife. That decision had saved the day during the press conference and helped solidify their story. Of course, it had also clearly angered her.

In his defense, he wasn't the one who had announced their supposed wedding to the public. That had been an unexpected curveball from Arabelle herself, which, in his mind, made them even. Neither of them had planned for this chaos, but now they were stuck navigating it together.