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steering wheel in a slow, impatient rhythm-the same rhythm as the ticking of the Rolex on her wrist. The watch had been a gift from Finn Kensington, her f
k up her oldest friend from boarding school. Forty
sting in the cup hol
cted to her Range Rover-the one she had left parked in the VIP section of her favorite restaurant
P lot was supposed to be secure, but Manhattan was unpredictable. Her heart rat
. Then the screen resolved into the dark,
ow shadows across the dashboard. A familiar design
the bag. Her s
ather. She had bought that exact bag for he
ss why Cheyanne's bag was in
filled the quiet cabin of the Audi. Fabric ru
she felt lightheaded. Her fingers gripped the leather
he phone's speaker. He moaned a
Cheya
the rearview mirror. The streetlights illu
ad looked her in the eyes this morning and
ssion-a expression she had never seen on him
ngled in Finn's perfectly styled hair. Cheyanne leaned up,
whispered, loud and clear in the micro
God, you are. She's never-she's so cold com
umphant sound. "Then why ar
his hands gripping her hips. "But it
he slammed her hand against the window controls, rolling down the Audi window to gasp
n job offers in Europe for him. She had defended him to her friends, to her fam
as how he
r. With h
d, burning rage took over. It spread through her veins lik
n on the app. A red dot blinked on the screen, ensuring the footage was sa
cry. She did
found the number for the restaurant'
metallic, unrecognizable even to herself. "My Range Rove
's voice was laced with confusion. "
almly. "Have it towed to a scrapyard. I don't want
before he co
her system, demanding physical action. She r
r for one more minute, she was going to t
shoved her arms into the sleeves, and stepped out into th
automatic doors slid open, hitting
erlapping announcements, the shouting families-the noise grated against her hyper-focus
e tear escaped
cheek. She swore to herself, feeling the sting of her own nails, that she would not bre
buzzed in
out. A fresh t
meeting. Miss you. Can't
sion tunneling entirely onto the glowing screen. He was still lying to he
polished marble floor, completely unaware of her surroundings
near the VIP lounge
into a solid, u
. The collision knocked the breath from her lungs a
h stilettos. Gravity pulled her down. She braced her arms, ex
never
ist with bruising force. The hand pulled her upright in
cket. The fabric was incredibly soft, but the muscle beneath it was rock hard. A sharp
er breath catchi
r of dark, pr
heekbones, lips pressed into a thin, unreadable line. His face was a per
n stood holding two cups of coffe
ight?" the man ask
ame stuck i
sting heavily against her waist, subtly stroked the fabric of her trench coat. The h
She should pull away. She
couldn
am's hand on Allison's waist. His eyes widened. He had nev
k, breaking the connection. The sudden loss of h
cing her spine straight. "You sho
ush creeping up her neck. She walked over, retrieved her phone fro
his gaze on her.
perfectly still. He watched her walk away, his dark eyes tr
tly. Recognition flicke
financial reports. In society pages. In the
n Mont
s fia
s nephew was
ted smirk forme
lethal precision, and gave a subtle, silent no
I want to kn
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