A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

“I honestly thought you’d be the first to cave, but look at that–Justin beat you to it.”

“There’s plenty of time ahead. No need to rush things with him.”

Cole’s bravado, of course, didn’t escape Justin’s notice.

“Are you sure Alessia didn’t turn you down and now you’re just making

excuses?” Justin seized the rare chance to tease Cole and wasn’t about to let it slip by.

Finally giving his hair and tie a break, Justin squeezed himself onto the

couch beside them.

Cole just rolled his eyes. “Lessie’s still young. It makes sense she doesn’t want to be tied down by marriage right now. Besides, it’s not like either of us is going to be with anyone else, so what’s the rush?”

“Yeah, yeah, the two of you bicker like an old married couple anyway. Only thing left is to make it official.”

Cole knew Justin was just goading him and didn’t bother arguing. Instead, he gave Justin a swift kick.

Justin dodged, brushing off his pants and smoothing out any invisible wrinkles. “Hey, easy! I have to look perfect for my Little Star.”

The three of them exchanged glances, the same look of exasperation on all their faces, and instinctively edged away from Justin.

bride’s side were each

arrived, Justin couldn’t hide his excitement. The jokes stopped–one guy fixed his hair, another straightened Justin’s jacket, someone double–checked the list

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route for the wedding procession, making sure nothing would get in their way. A dozen limited–edition sports cars lined up bumper to bumper, the lead car sporting a

overhead, capturing everything. Inside the car, Justin sat in the backseat, looking far more anxious than the jokester from

ruin the big moment. Relax–here, chew on an olive for good

protest. With something to nibble on,

probably

just smiled

smoothly, not

all up to you!” Justin called as he got out

laughter from the group–everyone was all smiles, the air thick

“Let’s do this!”

surged forward. But before they could even

and more than one groomsman was forced to embarrass

everyone was distracted by the spectacle, Cole and a few others grabbed Justin and hustled

rest realized what was happening, the guys had