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adowed alcove and glided across the polished marble f

along my thigh, drew every lingering eye in the room as the

chair, swirling his amber whiskey as his ice-blue gaze

t mine. The smug grin slid right off his face. His jaw went slack,

rm away from Jenna's grip as if her touch burned him

mur, completely captivated by the sight

she took in the breathless silence of the men watching me. She lunged back in, clutching Leo'

g my glass slightly in Leo's di

my dress. "Claire Morgan! Look at what you're wearing in front of our guests. This is a

I took a deliberate sip of champagne. "Make a scene, Mrs

d hungrily on my bare shoulder. "Claire, whatever

ight catch the diamond ring on my finger before everyone in th

ed through the surround

y has done for you? A powerful man like Leo will naturally have distractions on the side. As long as

"Grateful? What am I, a mascot dog meant to guard your front porch? If having a c

chuckles and whisper furiously, while

're lying! You're just bitter because Leo chose

igger on my phone. "Well, since you're so confident in his devotion

dden, horrifying panic.

e massive digital projection screens linin

rs flickered back to life, broadcasting the disheveled cabin bed and two na

sound audio system, echoing into every corner of the frozen hall: