She should have told him the truth

Now it was too late. Joselin, for the sake of her aunt's health, had agreed to a fake engagement with Talan Devereaux. But there was no way she was going through with a wedding ceremony.

Joselin's clever plan to avoid it, however, completely backfired when she belatedly discovered that a real marriage with Talan was exactly what she did want.

For in spite of the mistrust and hostility between them, Talan made no secret that he wanted her. And Joselin couldn't deny that
she was strangely attracted to him, too.