ALEXANDER I narrowed my eyes at Lyra, hoping it was one of her silly jokes. But, the expression on her face told me she wasn't kidding. “You looked surprised,” Lyra said with a smile that screamed fake. “Why don't you say Haha, not funny, again?” Lyra’s father being in the city meant….hell. What could he possibly be doing here in the first place? “When did he arrive?” I asked when I recovered from the shock. “What is he here for?” “I have no idea. My only concern is our marriage,” Lyra said as she tried to touch my chest. I took a step back and her hand hung in the air. She blinked. “Did you just…Xander!” “There's no marriage, Lyra,” I told her. “We broke up—” I stopped abruptly, my brows arched. “Was what we had even a relationship?” “That’s why this marriage is happening. It

