gap in the curtains, stabbing dir
She reached into her pocket and pulled out the g
only person left in the world she tru
one's schedule for me today," Jael
ss in her tone. "Jae? Wha
me anymore," Jaely
e Hollywood and New York trust-fund circles, it took Adrianne less
he Hamptons Country Club
d light flashed i
k memories. She packed her most expensive, weaponized clothing a
t of her bedroom, Artie was sitting at
. "Going to Ortega's hotel? Don't for
of dark sunglasses over her eyes, hiding her brui
d shut, cutting off A
n, hauling her suitcase up the narro
rianne gasped. She saw the dark purple handprint on Jae
sing Artie with ever
ed the glass cuts with stinging alcohol, Jaelynn stared blankly at the wall and told her
ight hug. "Whatever you need to
vy concealer, carefully dabbing it over the bruise on her c
. The cut was daring, hugging every curve of her bo
ed a nondescript sedan, and merge
asphalt as Jaelynn parked near the massive w
face but knowing the Grant family's financial ruin, coldly informed
nic. Her eyes sca
rolling toward the gates. It was Benji
sses. She walked toward the Porsche
ould you give me a ride inside to
ght white tennis dress. He grinned, unlock
ds, Jaelynn told Benji she needed to use the restroom
events here, she avoided the main security cam
r rooms were in the west wing. After a tense moment hiding from a patrol, she spotted the Valentine family's insignia discree
palm tree. Her palms were sweating.
full of ice water and fresh towels down the hall.
o
ind the tree, moving as silently as a cat. She grab
shut and locked it
ing so hard she fe
male cologne. From the back of the room, the sound of ru
e stepped barefoot onto the heated ma
lowly toward
suddenly
wung open. A large, musc
wet. He wore nothing but a white towel wrapped low aroun
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