“We’re going to have the wedding at the ranch, just family,” Neil said to his parents as Candy leaned into his embrace. He glanced down at her, kissing the tip of her nose. She couldn’t believe that Neil had convinced her with this so-called compromise, and she was going along with it. She didn’t know anything about the family ranch or his brothers, but every time Neil made love to her, he had this way of melting her resolve, organizing and arranging. She couldn’t resist anything about him. The man was impossible and overbearing, but if he stepped out of her life, she didn’t think she would be able to breathe without tearing a gigantic hole in her heart. So she agreed without understanding one bit of what she had agreed to, and here she was, attempting a pitiful smile while feeling as if

