ers, zipping them up with

other with

bare-chested, ra

get those codes

the closet door, trying to

n my father's d

a wea

ranco wa

ad lived through his bankruptcy

at her for a

't beli

skepticism in th

at the Rolex on

supposed to be walking down the

trick's," Celeste said.

ld his

th

was s

tretched, ten

ed for the pho

d a sing

into the receiver.

hun

reath she didn't kn

ox?" sh

ignor

o the closet and selec

ing it with precise,

came at

Basile ca

ver hair and a pristi

flat white box tied

ding there in Basil

sion didn'

Miss," Alfredo sai

ed and retreated, closing

ed to the box

en

lked over

fumbled with

fted t

layers of tissue

as w

nt

long lace sleeves

te ga

ut and touche

silk

" she wh

ed the d

ch she had drawn in her ju

h she h

had never s

asile, her eyes wi

have this?

ting his cufflin

r eye in the

plit second, something

ask slamme

's design competition last year," he said indifferently. "This was in their asset

as a

w it wa

acquire companies fo

e dresses made from them ju

"Unless you want to ge

the dress int

ipped

t per

just

fec

he lace sleeves ending

had her measur

t herself in

ed like

ride Bryce wa

ed like

ack out into

utting on hi

d when he

stilled on

moved as he

ackled with something t

co," Basile said, his vo

s car keys fr

alking toward the door, "you wi

do," Celest

lowed h

r ride down

r reflections in the

d like a p

ger

uti

made i

oors

y manage

n't acknow

d Celeste

m, his grip firm

it, toward a sleek black M