[Jake's POV]

I stared at the thick, heavy paper on my desk. The gold foil letters caught the light.

You are invited to the engagement party of Jake Marlowe and Caroline Vance.

It was perfect. Jessica was completely right.

Grandpa Marco was furious with me lately. He thought I was a weak, useless cripple being kidnapped by the rival gang. I needed to fix my image fast.

Announcing a massive, luxury engagement party with a decent girl like Caroline right before our college graduation was the ...