Between Never and Forever

𝗔𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗲𝘅 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹—𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲.

Our paths were never supposed to cross, but they tangled irrevocably during those summer nights where we exchanged forevers and I love you's under the stars.

In secret.

He knew it had to be that way.
Yet, he betrayed our relationship the moment he made it public. So I left him brokenhearted in order to save us both.

Years later, to help my family financially, I signed a six-month contract to perform within the Black Diamond Resort and Casino. It should be easy.
But Dex Hardy is now the cold, ruthless billionaire tycoon who owns it.
And he wants revenge.

When he finds out I have a ring on my finger, he makes his own deal with me:
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗜’𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝗢𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲.
𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘅 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰é… 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀.
𝗦𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺… 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼.

The problem with faking this engagement is I’m starting to believe in forever with him. Yet, as more truths come to light, my fiancé may never want that with me again.