Chapter 4 - THE MAN SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO MARRYCaleb begins destroying Avery's reputation.
Photos of her running from the wedding appear online.
He tells reporters that Avery suffers from emotional instability.
He claims she abandoned him because she was afraid of commitment.
The public turns against her.
Avery watches strangers online call her selfish, spoiled, and cruel.
For the first time, she understands how easily powerful people can rewrite reality.
Luca refuses to let her respond emotionally.
Instead, he encourages her to gather evidence.
Their relationship slowly changes.
Avery begins seeing the man behind the reputation.
Luca secretly supports a children's charity.
He visits his elderly aunt every Sunday.
He refuses to let his employees hurt innocent people.
He has rules.
Avery asks why someone like him would live such a dangerous life.
Luca says:
"Because sometimes people inherit wars they never started."
Avery realizes Luca never chose his family's world either.
They begin developing feelings.
But Luca refuses to act on them.
He tells Avery:
"You're vulnerable right now."
"I'm not a child."
"I know."
"Then why won't you touch me?"
Luca looks away.
"Because I want you to choose me when you're free."
That sentence changes everything.
Meanwhile, Caleb discovers where Avery is hiding.
He prepares to take her back.
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Chapter cliffhanger:
Avery wakes up in the middle of the night and sees someone standing outside her window.
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