The Show (Short Story)
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She used to be a nerd and he used to be and still is a player. But what happens when someone ties them up together? In a white ribbon while church bells ring? Getting engaged is not in Czarina Vercuso's plan, especially getting engaged to a man like Joshua King. But how will she ever get away with it? She knows she's got to decide something and fast, anything to make her situation work. She's got it all planned out and she's running the show. Little does she know that somebody else might be pulling the puppet strings too.
A NOTE
This was supposed to be a one-shot but it's gotten so long so I decided to make it a short story as well. Please bear with it and I hope you liked it :)
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