heap, fast-fashion floral dress Callum had ordered from

lls Royce Cullinan glided to

e driver's seat, wearing a plain black t-shirt.

the chrome grille of the luxury SUV. "Are

rented it yesterday to shoot a music video. They charge by the hour, and I still have it until

ned the heavy door and climbed in. The smell of rich, untouched leather

assive car merged smoothly into

out the thick glass window. The city blurred as they drov

her back to last night. Th

a rented dress she couldn't afford. She had watched Bennett standin

her standing there like a lost puppy," Seraphina had sneered to her friends.

g for Bennett to defend her. He

drink, his face completely bored. "Lea

pl

ve years of organizing his life, anticipating his moods, loving him in pathetic,

ed down. She was gripping the seatbelt so hard

a word. He reached out and turned the dial on the

out a bottle of Evian water, twiste

gainst the warm, rough skin of his knuckles. The

. She took a sip, forcing

ike you aren't worth anything," he said, his voice casual

f her chest. Her throat tightened painfu

single tear escaped, sliding down her cheek and dropping onto her

he grand, classical columns of the

orary parking spot and killed the

p purse, pulled out a compact mirror, and quickly

eyes were hard. "I have never b

out onto the sidewalk. They walked side

violently in her pur

ed with the name

ade her heart race with hope. Today, it

ressed the red button, rejecting the call. Then she held the

ne back into her purse