I cross over to the bed and set down my backpack, which sends the rose petals flying.
“So, what’s the plan from here?”
“We hit a chapel to make this thing official, and then call Ronan and tell him the good news.”
I chew on my lower lip as I glance around the room.
“And then we just…act like we’re married?”
“Pretty much.”
“It’s just so…clinical.”
“It’s a fake marriage; what do you expect?”
I try not to flinch at the venom in his tone. I have no idea what I expected from him, but it wasn’tthis.
Maybe it’s the kiss that is confusing everything. If I didn’t know how good it felt to have my body pressed up against Kieran’s, I could keep a level head. But the truth is I can’tforget how good it felt, and seeing all the rose petals and the champagne, I feel a pang of something in my gut that I can’t seem to name.
“I’m not looking forward to telling my family when we get home,” I say just to break the silence.
“You won’t have to.”
I frown. “What do you mean?”
“Oscar already knows.” Kieran shrugs.
My head snaps up, and my entire body turns cold. “What?”
“He found out, but it’s fine. I took care of it.”
“No, it’snotfine! How the hell did he find out?”
Kieran’s jaw tightens as he offers me that signature glare. “Does it matter?”
“Of course, it matters! Oh, my god, this is bad. This is very, very bad.”
“Relax, princess. He was going to find out, eventually.”
“I swear to god, if you call me princess one more time?—”
“I dare you to finish that sentence.”
There’s nothing but challenge in Kieran’s eyes, but I don’t have the energy to fight him. The lack of sleep followed by the plane ride has left me depleted, and I finally give in and perch on the edge of the bed.
“He’s going to kill me.”
“Oscar was going to find out eventually, and besides, he’s not the one we need to worry about. Sean is going to lose it when he hears you married someone else, and especially when that someone is me.”
“Why does it matter if it’s you?”
“Because he’s been looking for an excuse to go after me for years, and this gives him one wrapped up with a damn bow.”
Kieran pushes off the wall and stalks toward me.
For a moment, I think he’s going to sit beside me on the bed, but he doesn’t. Instead, he hovers in front of me, which, quite frankly, I find more annoying.
“Until we get back, you’re going nowhere without me, understand?”
