Claimed By My Ex-Fiancé's Ruthless Uncle

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stal flute of champagne offered by a woman whose name she had forgotten three seconds after being introduced. The woman

or the crowded room. Harrison had picked it out. He said it made her look regal. Helena knew it mad

, but for a specific silhouette. Harrison had vani

t check. He was checking his watch every ten seconds, sweat glistening on his upper lip

led to the VIP lounges. The noise of the party-the clinking glass, the low roar of g

f the hall, the door to the lounge Harrison usually reserved was

breath, expecting the sce

er stomach tighten into a hard, cold k

Sienna, a socialite who had spent the last three months

rack in the door. "The beach house in the Hamptons.

breathless. "Just let me get the trust fund voting ri

little art piece display stand you

. Her heart didn't race. It slammed against her ribs once,

et. She leaned in, her blue eyes nar

xedo jacket thrown on the floor. Sienna was wrapped ar

et. Mom says she polls well with the shar

nstantly by a cold, clinical clarity. It was the same feeling she got when a complex se

pulled up a

climbing, tolerating his mothe

and a promise of stability that was currently be

nt Value:

d debt. Wr

e didn't tremble. Her fingers were steady as she swiped to

ped the

lluminated the dark hall

ever took photos; she had forgo

, the motion st

e was the sound of glass shattering-a

oor open. The heavy wood swung back

, unadulterated panic. Sienna didn't even try to cover herself. She just pulled

. "Babe, wait. This isn't... it's just stress relief.

her. The smell of him-sweat, sex, and expe

aid. Her voice wasn't l

nt ring sat heavy on her finger. It was a family heirl

t cold against her skin. With

"Helena, stop. You're overreactin

ching the light, before landing with a wet plop into

rangement conclu

had expected tears. He had expected screaming.

dress swishing softly around her legs. She passed Greg in the hallway.

ena said as she

d stepped out into the biting New York autumn air. The w

raised her hand and

ver asked as she slid int

out the window at the blurred