Ivan’s POV

The cold settled into me in a way I could not shake off. Everything started lining up in my head, every odd thing I had brushed aside despite noticing how odd it was.

. The sudden agreement to marry me despite whatever history she had with Kyle. The ridiculous list of things she wanted to do. The way she lived like time was something she could spend without counting.

I almost laughed.

Not because it was funny, but because it was absurd. I had noticed things. I was not blind. The ...