s cloaked i
ged in the ardor the woman beneath him offered. He plunged i
y the intensity, eventually
of the phone. Hastily silencing it, Verena glimpsed at
g to get eng
aying her trust countless times. He even had the audacity to call her
ce in the company of a char
over her. The previous night's exertions had lef
agement venue, lest she face t
flee when her wrist was seized. Turning, she lo
voice, low and husky,
k's, bore a striking res
etrieved her wallet. Extracting a handful o
it's a shame I'm in a rush to get engaged
Briggs smirked
y, Henry Holt, swiftly ap
s suit, exuding an air of aloof dignit
took the bills, tucking
nt is about to commence. Shal
M
d his displeasure at y
silent, lost i
t of revelry by old acquaintances. Along the way, he found himself en
imself inexplicably drawn to her, a sensation he cou
her, a scent that soothed his restles
by insomnia, it had
ssing car, providing the driv
t venue just shy of eleven, the b
was accosted by her father, Richa
ze with steely resolve. "I'm on the brink of eng
e. "Why didn't you answer my calls? You've got some ne
Briggs family, especially with Darren being
the two families, Verena wouldn't have sto
quet. Both families had made meticulous preparations, yet as t
cold stare, Verena ask
s was her
family was scouring the city in search of him. With his phone switched off
"Eric is absent. Am I expected to
family is on the hunt for him. Hurry, chan
r to commence her work. However, Verena, cognizant o
of excessive beauty. Thus, Verena had become adept at
ed her face, her secret wo
t the door out of now
ed Verena outside. "Darren Briggs has arrived
name. Darren was the illegitimate so
formidable presence, one that even the Brigg