Nicole Harper
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My mother’s words were stuck in my head.
The fact that Tristan had married her purely for appearances wasn’t much of a shock to me. It seemed like something he could do, but the fact that he didn’t think to mention it anytime I talked about my mother was baffling.
I was supposed to distance myself from him. I’d never been much of a confrontational person, but that was before I met Tristan.
He always provoked me and I could never stop myself from responding which was why when it was late at night and I was still bugged by the new information, I found myself texting him.
[Me: Are you awake?]
I stared at my phone for a few minutes before he finally responded.
[Tristan: Downstairs. Office.]
I stood up immediately, dressed in decent clothes, and exited my room. My ste
