Chapter 8

Logan's voice held a hint of pride when he mentioned the Lindstroms had invited them over, a subtle show-off move.

In the hack of her mind, Mikayla guessed, "Jaxon must have invited Winona's family to dinner as a part of the deal 1 suggested after he blew his chance to make things right with me earlier today."

As

they escorted Logan's crew out, Winona lagged behind and tossed a loaded question Mikayla's way. "You're cool with all this, right?"

Mikayla shot back, unfazed, "Winona, just drop the act."

The more composed Mikayla was, the more it got under Winona's skin. Since they were kids, Mikayla had this knack for outshining her, snagging the spotlight without even trying. It killed Winona that even Jaxon had fallen hard for Mikayla while barely glancing her way.

"You can't be this chill. Jaxon's going to be my husband in two days, not yours!" Winona provoked.

Catching Winona's smug face, Mikayla just gave an indifferent smile. It was the same old story. Winona could never stand to see Mikayla with something she didn't have. Sure, Mikayla had been taught to share, especially with families. But now, Winona and her family had taken Mikayla's goodwill too far. And the scare of the car incident that day was still fresh in Mikayla's mind.

"You were only able to snatch him away because I didn't even bother to compete with you" Mikayla stood her ground. locking eyes with Winona

dripping with contempt. Jaxon was the local sweetheart, a true

Winona felt pressured.

man who can't keep his urges in check is that great. Only

pretending to be chaste,

before my wedding, I'll make sure to return the favor at yours. Just wait" Mikayla remarked, every word

bad that a car accident didn't take her out. But who cares!

returned to the living room to see a strange man

is he?" Jorge eyed the

driver, Josiah," Mikayla said, keeping it simple. She didn't feel like giving away his backstory. It would just scare her folks and

you talked to Jaxon?" Since they were both Xosa's business tycoons, he thought it was best to

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Chapter 8

the glass of juice Sylvia handed her and took a sip, looking at Jorge. "Dad, I'm thinking about joining

was taken aback. "Mika

when are you interested in the

Sylvia always put Mikayla's well-being first. They had hoped she'd

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