Chapter 26

Maya’s POV

The headline screamed across the screen like a neon ’90s billboard. [CLINTON CEO ENGAGED?!] Then it flashed the photo Elias and I had taken last week on his couch. I was burying my face in his neck, my hands gripping his shoulders, and he was beaming, head tilted toward mine as if he were truly in love. Ugh—his talent for looking smitten is extraordinary! Thank goodness my hair covered most of my face; any fewer strands and the unprofessional blush on my cheeks would’ve been impossible to hide.

As soon as Elias’s media team released that photo along with the gossip article, the Internet exploded. News of our wedding shot to the top of every social media feed. We even snagged second place in the most-tweeted hashtags! Naturally, there were oceans of posts from women hopelessly in love with Elias and a swarm of reporters desperate to learn the identity of his mysteriou