t arrived b

ces and didn't once meet Aria's eyes. He placed the folder on the dining table lik

agreement," he said. "An

f papers. Her name was printed o

a C

be Aria

omach

Julian?"

e lawyer replied. "For now

ed as if u

onal obl

to Blackw

erm of th

confide

hat made her f

operation

at mean?" she

ill appear as a devoted wife in public.

rivate?"

pa

lackwood will not interfere with your d

t ru

e without notice. Do not develop r

ened. "So I'm

er didn'

lse pounding with every turn. At the e

ked up

and s

see him,"

ated, then nodde

s nothing like her

Just glass, steel, and a city

dow, his back to her, h

ee me," he said

es

ind him. "Is this what you wanted?" she asked sof

ally t

en darker than she remembe

cleanest wa

u," she

for a moment. "You

ve a choice,

d in his expressio

anis

d the contra

es

till inten

her voice steady. "You pro

word," Ju

it hurts me

ed slightly. "E

deeper than

ble in the center of the room.

si

dried

s all i

itne

v

lebra

that erased who

nt went public

EO TO WED M

phone e

angers who suddenly cared. Headlines speculated w

he edge of h

t relieved. "Julian's people took care of everything,"

o

d taste

river arrived to take he

ldhood home one last time. The walls

epped

r door

Julian

k at her when

r pull

Aria said quietly, st

controlled. "Nothing a

art cl

him. "What do you w

he look

me, there was someth

he said. "A

ood estate loomed ahead

ed through them

just signed

nto a life she mi