The morning after her dinner with Liam arrived far too quickly for Chloe’s liking. For someone who had spent the previous night insisting that Liam Reigns meant nothing to her anymore, she found herself lying awake long after midnight, replaying every word he had said. “The contract is annulled. That doesn’t mean the wedding is. We are still lawfully wedded.” The words echoed endlessly inside her head. They irritated her. Infuriated her. And yet, somehow, they also unsettled her. What exactly was Liam trying to do? Three years ago, he had treated their marriage like a business arrangement. Now suddenly he wanted to acknowledge it? What had changed? Chloe groaned and buried her face into the pillow. “Stop thinking about him,” she muttered to herself. Unfortunately, her brain seemed determin
