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I glanced at my refle

since I didn’t have many to choose from. Kailin of

vet teal midi dress. Kailin had an athletic body. She pre

e not dati

hen it comes to marriage. So why bother

I recoated my lips and

bored, and I

ally? So these bunch of

can hear you,” she whi

k some messages. I got one from Grandpa but nothing from Axell. What was

before I went to the airport, like everyone e

e you th

y

you.” She offered her hand. “Let’s go before m

er honestly, yet she didn’t look

don’t know why he acted like h

d downstairs. “Maybe he real

t type of guy, and I never saw hi

murmurs. I wasn’t expecting to see a lot of people. I t

s a guy wi

st. “He’s loaded and hot, and

act

pulse quickened, and heat spread from my neck to my chest when I saw everyo

es with tan skin came. He looked like he was important

he offered. “You

t you. I’m K

ou, too. Well, Nirvana, l

the Blackwell V

property. All we did was stay in my room all

ather in New York, but if you love vines and wines, you came to the ri

, Kaleb. Trust me.” My be

Do you like Keeping U

“I prefer Desper

here?” as

b took two glasses of w

“Try our Merlot. You’re going to

re I took a sip. The blackberries, cherries, and red plums flooded my tongue with th

Three ye

es

grandpa’s leftover wine. I learned a few things. A

a good tas

ed the glass at an eye level s

s go to the dining room,”

pe of person who went with the flow, but right now, I wanted to

elvety curtains were drawn to the sides. The crystal chandelier hanging low from the ceiling and

in, drawing all the attention to him. What was with thi

r his elbows, showing off those huge muscles and veins. He matched it

is neat quiff cinnamon brown hair, full lips, straight nose, and the dark stubble covering h

height of five foot and seven inches,

g with a husky rumble that he didn’t want anyone to hear. He somehow

anding before me. He was close enough that I could see the flecks of light g

’t. I cleared my throat when it somehow dried

as if he could get cold or get electrocuted when he held my hand a littl

and it definitely

now why. I didn’t know this guy, but I f

e. Welcome to

you.

e left and went to the h

g the chairs. I sat beside Kailin before the b

around who wasn’t properly introduced besides McKaye,

served with a f

twenties guy with darker s

I smiled

ike the viney

ut I’m excited to see the harvestin

said the dirty blond coll

ge boy, who had a bloody shirt but didn’t lo

he handsome

at from Knight felt like a

we’re short of staff. You can join us and get a commission for ever

Count me in,” I

d her to me. “She’s the daughter of

o Cadogan,” McKaye told Knight

k you

. The distributors like the Cabernet

I turned

night replied, “They call me alpha because I boss th

night, but the dining room went eerily silent again, without a breath or a single sound

Cabernet in the farmer’s market until a rich buyer tasted his wine. The man offered my grandfather a partnership, but he refuse

.” I smiled warmly. Something d

What’s your stor

a refused because of his loyal customers. He said this may mean nothing to them, but for me, this is my

like a good man,

Kailin

m?” Heartley was a sweeth

y, but my mother’s si

out your

matter how many years had passed after losi

zing a little, but it was gone in an instant as if I burne