g. My body was still tense from the night before, m
ear my wife again
ely knew Jameson, but I knew one thing for ce
," I cal
n neutral as always. "Mr. Edward has
prise. Jameson w
ollowed Melinda through the long hallways of the ma
ed aside. Jameson sat behind a massive dark wood desk, his piercin
he or
rom him. His office smelled like leather and expensive col
ment, I felt trapped under the weight of it.
stepped onto the balcony
"I told you to st
voice steady. "I didn't go looking
expression unreadable. "Theodore isn't ju
. "Danger
anipulative. He plays games with people just to see how much
throat. "Why does
ond, I saw something in his eyes-something c
d, his voice turning cold again. "Jus
rd and nodded.
ore standing up. "There's a charity g
ed. "To
t I send to your room
, the conversa
dy focused on his work again
ng with questions. Theodore's war
n this house, the big
sn't the real thre
-
flection. The gown Jameson had chosen was stunning-a deep red,
sting the final details. "You
utiful. I feel... like a doll
s world is, my lady. A display. A game of pow
e of
at my life
door pulled me
ed it, revea
eath
s dark hair neatly styled. He looked like a king w
yes scanned me f
said simply
owly and fol
-
wntown Los Angeles. The moment we stepped i
meson Edwa
beaut
oks so
e was arranged. Do y
, keeping my exp
firm hand on my l
meson greeted powerful businessmen, shook hands with inve
ide him, nodding when needed, pre
e the feeling that
en, I
odo
atching me with a smirk,
tensed b
he muttered un
d. But Theodore neve
epped toward the bar to get some air. I barely had a
ell, sister-in-
ened. "
ed. "You
. "What do you
es gleaming. "Just a conversation.
ou and I both know thi
d. "Ah, so he ha
heeks. "That's none
"You do realize you're just a
ts. "I know exact
o you? Because Jameson isn't t
"I never sa
be careful. Because you might no
a strong hand grabbed my
me
but I could feel the te
aying away from her?" Jameson
ig brother. Just getting to
ghtened before he turne
et him lead me away
nally broke the silence. "W
ed. "Because I took
king. "What d
ever seen them. "It means, Alexa, that if yo
realizing somet
caught between
aught i
idea which