For a moment, Maya just sat there—heart pounding, throat tight, her world quietly tilting off its axis. Damien’s words echoed in her chest—like a vow burned into bone. “I’ll make one for you. One that’s only yours.” She hadn’t expected tonight to end like this. Definitely not with that. When silence finally filled the space between them—thick, humming—Maya did the only thing she could: break it. She blinked, swallowed hard—then gave a shaky laugh, waving her hands like she could erase the weight of his words. “Ahh… I get it now. You guys are ganging up on me, huh?” She turned to Damien, forcing a smile. “I can’t believe you’re fueling Harper’s imagination too!” Her laugh was light, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Okay, enough of this wedding talk. I think these two have had way too m

