fleeting moment, his expression darkened, but

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previously lazy demeanor turning serious. "Besides, the L

ontemplating, then added,

with the breeze. The subtle sound filled her ears as she s

ime she had looked

curled in a faint smile. His piercing blue eyes were fixed on her, eye

nctively clo

s must be ama

er one of those suggestive comments

many things ab

mit, those lips d

mbered kissing t

slightly. "Miss Lawson, if it's too di

y opened her eyes, trying to p

marr

freezing, his eyes flickering as if a pebble had been d

cket of his trousers, his lips curving into a flawless smi

ht, ma

lly got out of bed, slipping into he

ggle twice to fasten the pearl straps on her silver high heels, he lowered his eyes and

leaning down

astened the pearl strap with his long fin

taken aba

realized it made se

meone might have taken pictures. By the afternoon, the rival c

emed rea

ad again, his fingers reaching for the other pearl strap,

up, his eye

, and Everly lowered her hea

done such a thin

looking down at him. After a pause

ad once more. His long, elegant fingers fastened the pea

uty, future M

n the ten minutes since she had woken up, every time she

someone favor

t by the divine. Standing there, he made everything around him fade in

Colem

y felt a sense

y much longer. His long fingers slipped int

over there. Don

, Everly's movemen

on the table, feeling a bittersweet emotion

n it to her fo

it from an old lady selling handcrafted ba

y had made

ad always cherished it and only br

glanced at the small pearl bag

le last night d

and shook her

r and picked u

as just

ticing it still had

one miss

hone, seeing the miss

o

ents' son, her

gotten along well. Why

ing happen

to return the call while turning

embering something. "Your broth

nd turned away. As soon as she heard the voice on the other end, her expre

orgetting Aiden's presenc

er urgency, and quickly caugh

t, her expression was peculiar, and she seemed as if s

ight. He spent the night

.

s defined fingers and opened the hotel room door. With a s

too. Whatever needs to be compensated, we'll han

ends were nothing unusual. Everly really di

y's face

her that Noah had hi

ld this

ent from the ba

e wouldn't start trouble with h