t just in time for dinner with Hannah. Every evening, as s

nd she soon noticed an arm draped around her waist. Vincent had come into the guest ro

old only tightened. The closeness

urmured, his voice h

ea

htened up and reached for an elegant

ne of a kind." His tone grew gentle.

tened the necklace around her neck. He always knew what s

nding a tickling shiver across her skin. "Didn't Grandma mention we should think about havi

ry reaction gave her feelings away. But she was no longer the girl she had been eight years ago. Logic now held more power over her

n his chest and pushed him back.

her attempt. "Is

ft her lips. "No,

ess, he decided to take a cold shower. But before he could reach the bathroom, his phone buzzed with a ca

out the documents Felix had handed her. The hours slipped by as she read through every page. Her notes fil

x a message. "Are you available? I've

ay. "Let's talk over dinner t

they met at the G

struggles from the last few years. Hannah listened

noticed how our women's safety products have all started

to bring in new ideas, but

could develop a smart assistant that would

he idea has come up, but with our company s

ard the CEO of VitraMind is coming b

voice interrupted her. "Well, what a

ached their t

inley, her mood soured. "Don

Vincent had claimed was "one of a kind." She sneered inwardly. So much for one of a kind. He had given he

d off, but not before casually snapping a photo

ed that after last night, things had gone back to normal. He hadn't taken her talk of divorce seri

with another man. He zoomed in, noticing right away that she wasn't wear

the city's wealthy, that afternoon, besides running into Brinley, Han

ehind her, sharp

's hooked herself

s back in town. Vincent mu

Brinley back after she

d Hannah just

ah moves on fast, doesn't she? Alr

gure, that face... Man, I'd pay just to

rude and careless, not bother

im a small smile. "Excuse me a mo

he group of men, her smile stea

t like we've said anything wrong. You were never even Vincent's girlfriend-

en more wrong. When I was with Vincent, Brinley wasn't even in

She sized him up from head to toe, her smile cold. "You look like an overstuffed

bed a glass of red wine and spla

Felix moved quicker, stepping in between them and seizing the man's wri

et go!" the man c

I held on any tighter, you'd be in a sling."

off, humiliate

Appreciate it. But I am afraid we'll have

oment to study her expression. "If I'm not mistaken, you were married

esitation, "Yeah. But

is eyes, though quickly followed by

e." She looked away and gave a dry laugh. "Funny, isn't it? When I left the c

ight. You get married to be happy

ayed on her lips

ining room, a high, breathless woman's voice echoed into the hall. "Vincent...

voice. Her legs refused to budge despite her desire to leave. Tear