s fixed his gaze on Ashley across the crowded r

in his mind, as if it belong

resence quiet and unassuming, the kind of woman who would lower her eye

y curve outlined with effortless confidence. One leg crossed over the other in a languid, deliberate pose

her profile sharp enough to feel almost sculpted from stone. Everything about her carried an

t seeing things. That's

eally pulled out all the stops just to catch your eye, huh? That dress pro

e rigid set of his jaw made h

found out you'd be here tonight and dressed up like that on purpose. Want to make a bet? Give it ten minutes.

way from across the room. "She can do whatever she likes. Pulling

at him all night mysteriously be

n with no one to lean on. There was no chance

ance was nothing but another sch

y in silence. Ten

nt, laughing freely as she chatted with her friend

hirt swaggered over to her booth, a couple of e

any?" His gaze lingered shamelessly on the curve of her exposed shoulder while his hand lifted, reach

fore his fingers could come close, she leane

twisted his features into something ugly. Around he

ice rising. "You walk in dressed like tha

violently. "Name's Jordy Howard. I'm the heir to Howard Realty. Ton

closer. Dayna shot up from her seat, fury flashing across her face. "Jord

uld finish, "Dayna, don't w

ened the other around the slender neck of the bot

ad reined in every bold, dangero

had long since forgotten who she had once been. After all, she used

What? You want to fight? Then maybe it's time somebody

ht sight of the scene, his brows knittin

sn't final. Legally, she remained his wife, and there was no wa

l voice sliced through the noise of the b

oug

d such crushing authority that the

rdy whipped around. "Who the hell a

ied in his throat the inst

ome features cut sharp as glass, his eyes so cold they seemed to steal the air from a man's lungs. A line of stern sec

eneath him. His voice trembled as it came out

gers curling into a hard fist whil

Vincent

ke him doing in a

s it about Ashley that h