Wedding Bells, Death Knells

thick with expensive perf

tomaton, serving dri

table, but she felt his gaze on

s light laughter, Li

ate.

reamed of, now pa

but she blinked them bac

rve

ce, sharp,

her face car

watched, a small, satisfied

d, not looking at her, as if

ottle, her hands steady d

for him, th

eeting Ava's, full of malicious amusement.

r head, a silen

Jess spoke again, her

ired. Prison must have be

ables quieted. Al

hing, his fac

said, her voic

ve of you to show your face in a p

ion hung hea

dded again an

y table, she heard Liam talki

rd. The St. Regis, as we discussed.

St. Regis. That had

about for their own wedding, years

r, piece by piece

t finall

er tips, her body achi

topped her by the service

his expression unread

on't you?" he stat

e, her chin up.

the club. "This won't be enough for

s were l

r you," he continued, hi

, her hear

ess and myself. Various social eve

o make her a public spectacle of

dded, watching her reaction. "Enoug

e Redwoods. The c

evil, but a devil who held

d, her voice ba

r it... an opportunity for you to aton

ntrol her. To keep her close,

ce, once so full of love for

o it,"

ction flickere

ulled out a thick wad of cash

my office tomorrow. Nine

's head of securit

oney, the paper cr

blood money

walked away with

a profound wearine

y, her peace, for a scatte

ade. She had nothin

ool night air, the city l

. That was all

ould