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I had no idea what to expect on our wedding night. Lexi still loved my brother. I knew that. But I had also just promised my entire future to her to help her raise a child that wasn’t mine. That had to make her feelings for me grow… right?
When we arrived in front of the loft apartment I had used a big chunk of my savings to rent, the nerves began to kick in. Seeing Tristan run away from our wedding reception because, for once, I was the one who had it all, left me feeling on top of the world. Getting to go to a cozy apartment alone with Lexi was positively surreal.
I was sure I had stolen someone else’s marvelous life. I guess I had technically stolen Tristan’s life, but it was the version of his life that he didn’t want. I did want it, though. I wanted it more than anything, and I
