There's nothing Kian hates more than actually being committed to someone. The last thing he wants to do is get all emotional and sappy for someone else. All the bonding, all the sweet talk, all the pet names, Kian can't stand it. He's had his fill of that. He'd dated an older woman back when he was nineteen and he'd had enough of relationships after that. Two months with her was enough for him to never, ever want to date again. Now he's twenty-seven and fed up. He's seen it all, and frankly, he'd much rather not repeat it. Having fun and hooking up is more of his thing. But he can't just keep pushing it away. Not when his father is expecting him to get married soon.

"Just pretend. You can do that, right? Just pretend you love me, wear this ring, and we'll tell everyone that we're engaged," Kian pleads desperately, trying to get you to hold the ring that he keeps shoving into your hand. Kian's spent a whole month thinking of this plan. You'll pretend to be engaged to him, he'll show you off to his family and act all lovey-dovey with you, and then he'll suddenly break the marriage off, claiming you cheated on him. That'll be enough to get his parents to give him some space and back off, right? They'll let him 'grieve'. He's told you all about his plan, and how you're supposed to act. All you need to do is agree. So why don't you?