Total pages in book: 148
Estimated words: 135517 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 678(@200wpm)___ 542(@250wpm)___ 452(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 135517 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 678(@200wpm)___ 542(@250wpm)___ 452(@300wpm)
Now I get it; maybe that’s why his wife had met with Elena. She was calling that bitch off and probably figured out that she was the one behind these rumors that kept floating around about her and Ryder getting back together. I told everyone that song was for me; I was sure of it, but no one believed me.
They all claimed that it was all about Elena, thanks to that little bitch who’d claimed to have decoded the secret messages she said were in the song. It sounded pretty straightforward to me, though, and was all about how much he wanted us to spend the rest of our lives together.
I just knew that Ryder wouldn’t be stupid enough to sing about her while married to me, not even without the drugs. He wouldn’t want his fans, who he’d gone to such lengths to get to like me, to turn on him. And besides, he’d come back to me, hadn’t he? He could’ve gone anywhere else in the world, but in the end, I was the one he’d run back to.
I can’t wait to share that little tidbit either, to see the looks on everyone’s faces once they realized that I was right all along and that the beautiful song that everyone was saying was my husband’s best was, in fact, meant for me. It was his way of telling me that he was sorry and that he’d never want us to be apart ever.
“Here’s what I’ve been thinking.” When he leaned in close and took both my hands in his, I almost fainted. Ryder never touches me; in fact, he’d gone so far as to go out of his way so that we never even brushed up against each other in passing. Now here he was, holding my hands and looking into my eyes.
“I think we need to get away from here. Do you remember that house in the hills that you’ve always wanted?” I felt excitement burst forth and grow at the mention of the mansion I’d fallen in love with years ago. It was still on the market because of its high price, even in a town full of millionaires, which I always thought meant that it was meant to be mine.
Not to mention, that house is in Bel Air, which is an even ritzier neighborhood than where Mary and her daughters live in their little coven compound, as Mom jokingly calls it.
I could already see us there, living in the lap of luxury in the town’s most prestigious neighborhood. Not that our present home wasn’t also pricey, but that place was the end all and be all for anyone who was anyone in this town. A place only those who had truly made it could afford to live because it wasn’t just about the money; it was also about who you knew. Maybe this collab with Saunders was a gift in disguise after all and not the nightmare everyone was afraid of.
I couldn’t seem too greedy, though; I’ve always paid the part of a doting wife who only cared about his best interest. If his interest so happened to line up with mine once, I steered him in that direction, all the better. So, I calmed my excitement and schooled my features to appear as nonchalant as possible.
“But you always said it was too expensive, that we didn’t need it.” I always knew, though, that he wanted to hold onto this one because of the memories he’d made here with her. So the fact that he was willing to give it up now must mean that he was really ready and willing to give us a chance, and not because of any vice on my part.
“I know what I used to say in the past, but I was wrong. I was wrong for making you stay here, knowing how much you hated it. I’d like it if we could leave all that behind us and start over. Would you like that?” Would I? Are you kidding me? Just when I was beginning to think all was lost, Ryder was finally coming around. The smile on my face rivaled the sun.
“I’d love nothing more.”
“Good, that’s good because I put a bid on the house, and I just got the news that we won.” He pulled some papers from his pocket and a pen. “As long as you agree, we can sign off on it.”
“You mean, you’re going to put my name on the deed?”
“Of course, you’re my wife. From now on, we should do everything together.”
“We can wait until you have a lawyer look this over if you’d like.” I snatched the pen and papers from his hand and started signing beneath where he had already signed. There were quite a few papers, but since this was my first time buying a home, I figured it was normal.