Mara POV
Catherine arrives at five AM with three assistants. She takes one look at us—me in pajamas, Lucien’s dishevelled hair—and her mouth tightens into a line.
“We have less than 24 hours to prepare against the Metropolitan Life crew interview." Less than 24 hours to make six months of this marriage look real enough to save both your reputations yet again, first was specifically for Gregory now it's for the public incase Evelyn releases those pictures. She sets down her tablet with a sharp click. “So let’s get started.”
We relocated to the library where someone has already set up mock interview chairs positioned so close together I can smell the bergamot in Lucien’s cologne when I sit down.
“Closer,” Catherine says immediately. “You’re supposed to be newlyweds who can’t keep their h
