alone in the middle of a massiv

side were crisp and cool, as immacula

daged wrists throbbing with a dull

ilent, broken only by the heavy footste

ting at the head of

his deep, intense gaze was

k up at me wh

in a crisp suit, stepped forwa

orning,

pian ordered, his tone

nd of the table, putting as much

heavy crystal bo

ssert, its sweet aroma so r

ing," the Capo announced, his voice sharp enough to

akedly insulting gesture, sen

way, the glass screeching h

it a

y looked up fr

so piercing it felt as if he we

ace, Sienna.

re without flinching, m

ftovers of another woman's fav

the five years I couldn't remember. But we were supposedly hus

asily, the rising tension in the air b

down, the sharp crack ec

hildish tantrum over a gift-

heavy double doors of the d

d, bowing their heads slight

ded into

perfectly accentuated her figur

edly pulling out a chair and p

ning, Mis

Caspian's broad shoulder before

rifted down to my

ied. How are your litt

er my head,

in my chair an

off? Or do you always enjoy crashing a

shed, replaced by a loo

ush crept u

pian, her eyes widening to

ck on her. I don't know why

d his hand aga

the high-ceilinged

oug

nd, the entire roo

ce radiating absolute,

ing. Elena is my guest and is under my pr

n who was supposed

e woman who had openly humili

be angry, Caspian. I came specifically t

right there, and it would look bad not to invite me. She had no c

end, but seeing the smug triumph

s sneer gra

air back with a harsh scr

ssume we're all attending her Syndicate's din