The One Night Forever Saga

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One look turned my world upside down. It was supposed to last one night but my heart wanted forever.

A nine-to-five dead-end job with no prospects wasn't the life I planned for myself, but I only had myself to blame.

Art was my dream. I wanted to see my creations in the Tate Modern display alongside the great artists of our time. 

How did I end up leaning on a counter, twiddling my thumbs watching the newest customer make a mess of the display I just tidied up?

A series of missed opportunities and wrong turns.

Something needed to change and fast.

I couldn't take anymore, so I escaped out the back of the shop. The last thing I expected was a call from my best friend insisting I meet her in London for a night out.

Her offer sounded better than a night looking up job openings with takeout and beer.

That choice changed my life.

Emma offered me a position at JMC.

There was just one problem.

The boss and CEO of JMC is Aidan Costello, the incredibly successful billionaire who also happens to be off-the-charts hot. 

I knew he was someone special as soon as our eyes met. The chemistry between us was electric but pursuing our desire could cost more than just our relationship.

Exactly who is Katherine, and where has she been?

She’s my mother?
My biological mother?
What the hell is happening?
Just as my life started to make sense.

Now?

Now I have to get my brain around the fact that the woman who raised me isn’t the woman I thought she was.

Can anything in my life go to plan? Evidently not!

At least I have the man though, right? Head honcho, hot as hell CEO Aidan Costello.

If someone told me, I would wake every morning in the arms of the man of my dreams, living in a beautiful penthouse apartment in the heart of London, and oh yes, a barn conversion too. I would have laughed out loud and told them to get in the real world! How a matter of unexpected months can change a life.

If Katherine truly is my mum, why hasn’t she been a part of my life, and will I ever be able to forgive my father for keeping this from me?

More importantly, will I finally be able to move on from my past, or is this only the beginning of more drama?

God, I hope not.

This is it. The first day of the rest of our lives. The day I get to call Aidan my husband.

'Mrs Megan Victoria Costello'

It doesn't feel real and it won't until he places that ring on my finger.

How did I get so lucky? Oh, yes, he found me and made his way into my life using an open tab at the club.

It's funny to think about it now. Would I have changed how I responded? Hell no.

That gorgeous man was going to be mine, even though I didn’t know ‘who’ he was.

The CEO of JMC.

How did we get here after all we've been through?

We deserve a medal for what we had to endure.

Playing hide and seek from the media.
Keeping the relationship a secret.
Hiding our love from those closest to us.
Discovering the Mother I didn't know existed to having to face my abuser again after he tried to kill my fiancé.

World? Anything else? Because you’re now dealing with the power couple of the century! Anything you throw at us will feel like candyfloss compared to the year we’ve had.

All I want now after the universe has given me so much more than I ever expected, is to marry the man of my dreams and walk off into the sunset with his hand in mine. Together forever.