ian

joying one last fling

of their scandalized stares. Before anyone had recovered enough to stop her, Jovita had gathered the hem of her wedding dre

of what was supposed to

. I held her tight, my own heart a chaotic drum against my ribs.

eyes burning with a fury that was all for Jovita. In the distance, seated at the high table like stat

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th my cheek. The sound was li

e trembling with rage. "Do you

back down. I kept my arm around Katlin and met my father's ga

And your love is worth making the Harrison name a laughingstock acro

And you, little Miss Sullivan. Is this how you w

"My lady, I... I didn't mean

else, something cruel, and I couldn't let her. I pull

top! She's

hall went dead still. I saw a crack finally ap

iet, but it carried the weight of absolute authority. "Damian.

ng on broken glass. The long corridor to the main house was lined with portra

me, staring out the window into the gathering dusk

y news of Gideon?"

uncle, the family war hero. "Uncle Gideon? He.

is eyes sharp and piercing. "And you, his nephew, have just dragge

o the legend of Gideon, I had al

ivan," he continued. "W

automatically, the words Katlin and I had so o

in his eyes. "You see only what you wish to see. And now,

allowance cut off for the next quarter. And, most humiliating

aiting in the hall. After hearing the

," she spat. "She ha

?" I asked, my voice tight

ot happen, not now. As for that Jovita... she

commanded in a low, vicious tone. "Find Jovita Sullivan. I want her bro

away. A cold dread, deeper than the fear of

w where Jovi

sy to handle as Katlin. The image of her eyes, burning with

ime, I felt a f