Chapter 20

Quinn

“Oh darling,” the stylist said when he took my messy hair in his hands. “Who did this to you?”

Unsure what to say, I looked at Sebastian’s reflection in the large mirror against the wall. “My sister’s been unwell,” he lied without blinking. “She was in hospital for quite some time. She came back last week.”

“I didn’t know you had a sister,” the stylist said.

“Well, she’s not my sister yet,” Sebastian replied smoothly. “But as soon as my brother finally makes an honourable woman out of her, she will be.”

I glanced at the ring on my left finger. Troy gave it to me this morning before we left. A solitaire diamond set in rose gold. It was simple, but elegant. I liked it. “It was my mother’s,” he explained when he slipped it on my finger. "I guess it's yours now."

“So…I’m just supposed to tell people we’re engaged. Four days after you met me?”

“No one will ask. Those that know I bought you at the auction won’t say anything.”

Along with Sebastian, they concocted the story about