The Stelter City Saga: Ultranatural by Stefany Valentine Ramirez Read Free Book Online

album, and
Michael's little comment about August just stole all of h is bandmate's thunder. August was never going to bask in the
glory of being the star of their latest album now and Michael had
no idea. Lotus wasn’t even sure if he cared.
    "So let me just confess to you," he
began taking Lotus by the hands, "on live TV, how much I love
you."
    Lotus was an a ctress , a darn good one too. But even as she kept her face straight,
she couldn't keep her stomach from cringing. Was he about to
propose a marriage?!
    Not now. He couldn't be
doing this now ! Not
on live television. Technically they had been dating for nearly a
year now. But sometimes they would go months without seeing each
other. Either Lotus was off filming, or Michael was on tour again.
But regardless of the length of time, whenever they did see each
other, Michael always had a way of picking up right where they had
left off. She loved that they could still have a good time even if
it had been a while since they last spoke. But it wasn’t enough to
make her fall in love.
    The audience aawed and as
Lotus glanced past Michael's shoulder, she saw several of the woman
in the h ouse tenderly clutch their own hearts. They all fell
for it; Michael's charm. The dreamy bad-boy Australian singer was
just the cover of the book and Lotus was the only one who knew him
well enough because she already read the pages.
    "Lozey, you bring out the best in me.
You make me smile so much I fall asleep with a grin on my face.
This might be kind of silly, but sometimes I get butterflies when
we kiss or hold hands." He spoke beautifully with a corner of his
lips turned up and took both of her hands in his. "I love you
Lozey, and I have for a long time now. Will you do me the honor
of-?"
    “ No.” Lotus said quickly
before Michael could finish speaking. Her heart was beating like a
horse race in her chest and she pulled her hands away from his to
cover her mouth. She didn’t mean to cut him off, but the nerves had
flared up in her chest to the extent that she exploded.
    “ Yes,” she
stammered, feeling the palms of her hands begin to sweat. “I mean…”
Lotus had to think fast. Every fiber
of her being wanted to take a vase and slam it against his face.
How could he think that he would make a good husband when he didn’t
even have time to answer her text? Let alone, how could he possibly
think that asking her on live television to be his wife was a
romantic gesture?
    "You're so sweet." she giggled slapping
him on the bicep. She had no idea what she was doing but the
pressure of a thousand eyes was suffocating. "How could anyone not
want you?"
    He beamed as the audience cheered. "So
is that a yes?"
    “ I…” Lotus sputtered, “Wait
what were you going to ask me?”
    Michael grinned as he reached into his
pocket to pull out a small box. “Would you marry me?” He asked
opening the box so that a very large and expensive diamond
glistened up at her.
    “ Oh, my goodness.” Lotus
gasped covering her eyes so that she didn’t have to look at the
ring. “Are you serious right now?” she exclaimed.
    Michael smiled though she couldn’t see.
“Of course I’m serious. I love you Loze.”
    Lotus said nothing as she hid behind
her suntanned hands. She could feel the awkward tension building on
the set as Dylan waited for a response. She couldn’t say yes. She
couldn’t promise herself to him like that. But at the same time,
she wasn’t willing to embarrass him on live TV by saying
no.
    “ Can I…” Lotus began
hesitantly as she lowered her hands from her flushed face but kept
her eyes closed. “I need time to think about this, Michael. I mean
marriage is a… it’s a huge deal!”
    Eventually, Lotus slid her eyes open
and looked Michael in the eye. He didn’t seem hurt or embarrassed.
He just nodded quietly and closed the box in his hand. “Of course
love,” Michael remarked. “Take all the time you need.”
    Lotus wasn’t sure why she felt like she
had swallowed a