lt a chill creep up his spi

led by that name as well. Still, people with the same name are har

d beauty of Atokton, her elegance and charm

for her that he'd remained devoted for yea

emblance to the woman Daniel had once loved-plain,

past two years, and now, she's preparing to return to the country and build her career here. Frankly, something about her feels off. The records show she had no backg

o his life had dulled Daniel's patience for schem

is lips as he flicked the file int

*

got behind the wheel but d

him something unexpected had come

lanned to see him tod

ick up my friend, Jenifer Moore, who

st met, I took her to Nova Club for

or, though, a muffled sob drifted do

the sound, and my steps faltered when I rec

lway, an oppressive chill rolling off

clothes, crying softly as she trailed him, her delic

arm as if she might collapse without it. "Is this really because Emily went mis

the bodyguards to watch her; I honestly don't know how she slipped away. If you're a

ing at?" Jenifer whispere

replied in a low voice, "Hold on,

n was Daniel'

ily. The thought of that made my blood boil, my palms i

stare stripped of warmth and bri

o much as a glance, h

walked off without hesitation, his

after him, only to be stopped cold w

d stated evenly, "Miss Jones, stop harassing

iological mother died. That child is everything to him-more precious than his own life. But your recklessness n

in her eyes. "But I'm his fiancée!" she said hoarsely. "Even though I made a mistake,

gagement was set up by Mr. Laurence Edwards, and Mr. Daniel Edwards has ne

the woman could only

hin with amused disbelief. "I honestly didn't expec

ctly as promised, I felt a quiet w

nt on, no one would dar

vate room, settling in with our drinks

f me, and I asked casually, "So why did y

d you'd be handling everything by yourself here, so he sent me back to help you,

th, and I simply dipped m

-right. Mr. Lewis also asked me to bring the new perfume you recently d

across her face. "Damn it. I must've left

sh, but she was already hurrying out the door

ouple more drinks, and eventually wandered off to the

aze had blurred my vision, smearing the ed

plunging the space into shadow, with only a thin

ut a lone figure seated on

" I slurred un

flicker of confusion

enifer say a

shoulder a casual pat, only to feel a

y, "Why are you so tense?

my dulled instincts finally stirred,

It wasn't like a w

the person again, testing the unfami

u

was defini

broad abdomen, tightly def

son was.

me, a low, husky male voice cut throu

u touche