I almost didn't read this book. After reading Luca's book and despite him being happy with Ivy. I couldn't get over the fact that his ex, Cara, chose his brother!!! While he was learning how to walk again!! So I took a few months off (after binge reading books 1-4) I finally finished Dante's book and now Cara's and Theo's book.
It's not as bad and I don't hate them as much even though I do still cringe every time they bring up Luca. I get it though. Things between Cara and Luca were over, he pushed her away and she needed to pick herself back up after 3 years of being lost without him. Even Theo believed that Luca wouldn't be able to tie her down/keep her in Argyle because she was always so independent. Even her dad didn't think Luca deserved her and her sister said he treated her badly. “I’m tired of torturing myself about Luca, when he’s only brought pain into my life.” And I guess they were right, who was he to expect for her to wait around for him? BUT I still do think it's a little messed up that she moved on with his brother. But love is love I guess.
Theo and Cara were always friends and then something shifted/changed between them when they were sailing around the islands. Her mother had always wanted an in with the royals and suggested to the king that Cara and Theo should be married because she would be the perfect queen to the people (considering how much the people love her dad, an ex Olympian). And although they still feel like they're betraying Luca, they can't deny how great it would be if they were married to each other. So they pretend until she leaves to go chase her dreams as a singer and until he becomes king. “or, we decide that we can’t live without each other, and you marry me. We live a happy life together and have lots of little heirs.”
I have to admit, it was sweet watching them fall for each other.
It's also kind of crazy she found out she was pregnant after 3 weeks. I just googled it and it's definitely possible. I guess I also assumed pregnancy signs doesn't show until maybe 6 weeks? And I hated the miscommunication. Her not telling him she was pregnant and him telling her to pursue her dreams because he didn't want to hold her back. And then she had the audacity to move to New York and write the pregnancy in a letter and mail it the P.O Box she and LUCA used, hoping Theo would find it??? How would he even find it or know to look there when it was used for her and LUCA?? But luckily he did find it because Luca told him on the phone that he sent Theo a card to that same P.O Box. And then he blames himself for pushing her away? I get not wanting to give up her dreams but she did him dirty by not telling him she was pregnant AND moving to New York. I am extremely sad for what happened to her though.