air-a delicate diamond clip that shimmered with quiet elegance.

rn for this. Not for a marriage built on legal documents and desperation. Not for walkin

flowed like water when she moved. A slit ran high along one leg, dari

ke it belonged to someone else

already inside. He barely glanced at her when she entered, hi

l," he said final

"That almost sounde

cking to her legs, lingering for a se

d to the window. "You don't h

m of it," he sai

chandeliers, city views, and people who wore wealth like perf

back, firm but impersonal. He leane

d gave the press what they wanted-a serene, g

tion surrounded them. Everyone wanted a piece of Graham. The elusive

outdone yourself

oderick? She's stunning

wo been married?" so

tting emotion show. Alina stood beside him, noddi

. It was brief-but it was there. His gaze, not just calculating this time, but cu

e wondered-maybe she wasn'

nthouse, she pulled off her heels with a sigh,

ring a glass of bourbon. "You p

ur fake wives?" Alina asked,

. "You think yo

"Are you sa

u are. But I'm used to people wearing masks.

t you? Is there a version of you that

illed. Then, Graham took

. Tomorrow, we'll d

study again, the click of the doo

anymore. It was about learning th

feeling that she was in over her head. But

eshed. She got dressed and headed to the kit

s. Roderick," Mar

ttle more at ease. "Good mornin

her breakfast. She was determined to m

he kitchen, his eyes fixed on his phone. "We need t

flutter in her chest.