Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 600

There was no way Tara's wedding could be anything less than spectacular. It had to be big-grand enough that everyone would know the Fergusons and the Warrens were joining forces.

Dylan stayed quiet, listening as the two Mrs. Fergusons started daydreaming about what his and Tara's future kids might look like.

Tara glanced over and saw his dark mood. She nudged him with a smile. "You think I'm being too stubborn, don't you? But Dylan, you used to say you liked how I always had to come out on top, no matter what. Sure, you're a little different

these days, but deep down, I know you haven't changed."

Dylan dropped his gaze, lost in his own thoughts.

He only snapped back to reality when Mrs. Ferguson spoke up.

"Dylan, let's set the wedding for three months from now. I'll just tell everyone that marriage certificate you posted on social media was a joke."

No one would ever bother to check if it was real anyway.

Dylan put his glass down. "Clara is my wife. I'm not divorcing her, Mom, I—"

He didn't even finish before Mrs. Ferguson started coughing uncontrollably.

The vibe in the room changed in an instant. The people who'd been sitting so close suddenly felt like strangers.

Mrs. Warren looked at Tara.

didn't flinch. Instead, she turned to comfort her grandmother. “Grandma, I'll handle it. Don't stress about it anymore. Just

Warren, who'd been fuming just moments before, just

stubborn girl. I shouldn't have come today. You

they were young. If it weren't for that, the two families never would

Warren out, reassuring her as they went. "Dylan just needs some time. Don't worry, we'd never

footsteps faded

stayed where he was, not

Tara's

who could make it in the architecture world wasn't going to back down with a few

the Warren family's background, Tara had always believed that

in the hallway. Tara came back, having walked the two Mrs.

at Richard. "Hey, bro, are you guys headed out tonight? I haven't seen Nicholas and the others in ages. Let's go grab

along with both of them-her upfront, no-nonsense attitude and relentless energy earned her plenty of respect

completely unfazed by his earlier

should come too. Whatever's going on with us, we've known

for years. We can still be friends who

like Richard said-Tara was anything but

*

Tara poured a drink and handed it to

heard you and your sister had a falling

than Nicholas, and right now she looked like she was settling in to enjoy the show-determined to catch up on all the