emi's slender wrist, the light calluses on his fingers
r and skidded to an abrupt halt, their hands insti
drained from his cheeks. Cold sweat broke out across his f
sidelong, freezing glance at the two men, the suffoca
e Grim Reaper. He bowed his head deeply, grabbed his partner's arm,
urly men vanished, turning her head t
look so terr
nd casually adjusted his dia
have an inti
iny, stifled cough, earning an icy glare f
irely focused on dragging the Holman family's reputat
steady her racing heart
don't have to say a word
n her tightly wound posture, a flash o
ow, we should at least sh
red his elbow toward her with
her cheeks, before gritting her teeth and sl
ol of his suit jacket, she could feel the hard lines o
wn at her stiff pr
look like you're escorting
ced her shoulders down, and pul
his b
cool fingertips brushed lightly across her swollen lef
timate touch. She tried to pull back, but
t's be
y walked side by side toward the grand ballroom doors at t
strains of a classical symphony and the low h
eart hammering against her ribs. Once she stepped a
e warm glow of the wall lamps, his sharp jawline loo
s your
e didn't even know what
brass handles of the ballroom door
nd out in
ped playing. The emcee's cheerful v
en, please rise and
ward, clearly assuming their guards had a
en from the inside, and blinding light from the c
ce, eager to catch a glimpse of the pitiful adopted dau
tanding beside the bride, every breath
ute of champagne with a smug grin that froze so
onto the white tablecloth, her mouth fallin
crowd, Bentley leaned down slightl
r battlefield,
over the ringing in her ears as hundreds
s fingers tightly around her icy hand, and led her
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