alone in the middle of a massiv
side were crisp and cool, as immacula
daged wrists throbbing with a dull
ilent, broken only by the heavy footste
ting at the head of
his deep, intense gaze was
k up at me wh
in a crisp suit, stepped forwa
orning,
pian ordered, his tone
nd of the table, putting as much
heavy crystal bo
ssert, its sweet aroma so r
ing," the Capo announced, his voice sharp enough to
akedly insulting gesture, sen
way, the glass screeching h
it a
y looked up fr
so piercing it felt as if he we
ace, Sienna.
re without flinching, m
ftovers of another woman's fav
the five years I couldn't remember. But we were supposedly hus
asily, the rising tension in the air b
down, the sharp crack ec
hildish tantrum over a gift-
heavy double doors of the d
d, bowing their heads slight
ded into
perfectly accentuated her figur
edly pulling out a chair and p
ning, Mis
Caspian's broad shoulder before
rifted down to my
ied. How are your litt
er my head,
in my chair an
off? Or do you always enjoy crashing a
shed, replaced by a loo
ush crept u
pian, her eyes widening to
ck on her. I don't know why
d his hand aga
the high-ceilinged
oug
nd, the entire roo
ce radiating absolute,
ing. Elena is my guest and is under my pr
n who was supposed
e woman who had openly humili
be angry, Caspian. I came specifically t
right there, and it would look bad not to invite me. She had no c
end, but seeing the smug triumph
s sneer gra
air back with a harsh scr
ssume we're all attending her Syndicate's din
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