The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

His warmth was always like a gentle spring breeze, caressing her heart and bringing her comfort and joy.

She thought she had found the man who loved her the most in the world. After all, if a man doesn't love you, why would he always put you first?

But now, a single comment from her father had awakened a dormant seed buried deep within her soul. That seed, if left unmentioned, was meant to slumber forever, never to sprout. Yet, once watered and nourished, it grew robustly, displacing all the warmth in her heart, leaving behind only the piercing pain of reality, a chilling disillusionment.

Sometimes, someone's kindness isn't born of love for you, but simply because they are inherently kind.

knew this from the start. His kindness misled her into mistaking it for love,

life. If she walked away now, the rest of her life would be filled with what-ifs. But if she proceeded with the wedding, she'd be

"Emmeline, Spencer and I are just friends.

as he strode onto the stage. The misconception that he and Georgia had a child together had been the barrier between

and

Never had she been so relieved to see him. In the past, she barely tolerated Alaric, but now,