The mayor tried to ruin me at the altar—until the pastor spoke a single name that brought the entire ceremony to a halt

digital footprint. I had built a quiet, unassuming life working at the local botanical gardens, specifically to avoid the kind of people who cared about power, money, and old secrets. Meeting Julian had been an accident. Letting him fall in love with me had been a vulnerability I allowed myself because I was exhausted from running, and because Julian continue reading …