Zara POV

I'm exhausted, but tonight's gala was worth it. I made connections—potential business partners who see me as the Fire Moon heir, not Timothy's discarded Luna.

The driver starts the car. Willie suddenly turns to me. "Zara, that woman with Timothy. What's her last name?"

"You meanStella?" I say. "Taylor.Stella Taylor. Sometimes I think God sent her specifically to torment me. She even has the same surname."

I pause. "Had. I'm not that man's daughter anymore."

"Sweetheart." Willie's ...