in. She worried that staring any

offee table, clumsily trying

s long vacancy, yet she feigned calmness.

mpt from the man behin

e but, luckily, spotted a few wate

ned it, tipped her head b

gh the frosted glass, she caught the silhouette

Just as she was about to head downstairs, she h

ent loud ringtone made that impossible. It

ensing urgency in t

stood and picke

lina" on the caller

uriosity or perhaps somethi

It's urgent, please," pleaded a w

ly sweet and slightly flir

ips together and staye

anxious and a bit lost. "Charlie, can you hear me?

esponded coldly. "Cha

between them

ice tinged with a hard-to-describe em

phone tightly, Kimberly a

n on the table and slumped into the sofa. Sudde

nother gul

to marry Melina at first. He had even broug

tress; the Hussain family preferred a daught

was known for her flawless acting, stunnin

isapproval made all

or for Kimberly to

ad been extremely wealthy and

tions with Kellan and

as all in

gone from being the daughter of a

passed, the bath

e came

around his waist, his chest

y was he born into wealth, but he also had a h

was enough to mak

lightly as she said softly toward h

ecovered. He dried his wet hair with

p his phone and approached him slowly. "She thin

looked

wrist and said, "Y

, her face calm

surge of anger. He couldn

His bare chest was against hers, and he gently