The question about Jeremy hit Everly like a truck carrying emotional baggage at maximum velocity.
"My relationship with Jeremy...? Hmm... my other... fiancé?"
"...."
Cassian's silence stretched longer than a soap opera pause before a dramatic revelation.
"So you're really engaged to both of us...? You want to maintain a relationship with him even though you're pregnant with my children?"
Suddenly the full weight of her ridiculous situation crashed down on Everly like an avalanche of her own making. Three days ago, she'd been laughing with Jeremy while promising him a fake engagement, calling Cassian a walking red flag and planning to cancel their arrangement entirely.
