ANIKA’S POV “Wait.” My heart was thumping rapidly against my chest. Okay, maybe I did not think this through well enough. Coming to this engagement party and then bumping into Simon like this. It sounded a lot smarter in my head. It was just that Liam had mentioned it, the fact that Simon had been skeptical when he heard my voice on the phone. And when that invitation came through, it just seemed like a good idea. I mean this was like, a golden opportunity and I’d be damned to let it pass me by. I was dressed in a red dress that clung to my body like it had been made for me, the fabric dipping low enough at the front to reveal just the right amount of cleavage, bold and unapologetic. It hugged my waist before flowing down smoothly, every step I took making it sway in a way that drew

