EMILY'S POV.
My heart clenched again and again, when I recalled what he said. How he had said it.
'Relax, Alexa. Your friend definitely isn't my type. I wouldn't marry her if it wasn't necessary'.
His words were not supposed to make me feel that way, but they did. The way I used to feel, living with my father and his family. Like I wasn't good enough....
"Emily."
I turned to see Alexa making her way to the balcony. She heaved a sigh when she got to me, taking my hand in hers.
"Dante explained everything to me." She muttered, her shoulders slumping. "I always knew you had no interest in that Marco guy. I mean, you've never mentioned him once, in any of our conversations. It was definitely more of a shock than surprise, when you suddenly got engaged to him."
"I tried reaching out to y
