, the heavy brass doorbell of the estate w

tood on the front steps, her ar

buttoned, revealing the edge of a jagged tattoo on his neck. A wave of cheap, over

way, his eyes darting around the vaulted ceiling an

etely. He stepped directly onto the antique Persian rug, the mud

ud smear across the rug. He rubbed his temples viol

ng at a marble bust, the

p red and black uniform of Phillips Exeter Academy. His posture w

p. "Camren! You mad

ed in disgust. Dante took a deliberate step forward

pped from his grip, hitting the floor with a thud. Camren'

ice little uniform, princess. You look lik

coiled. He looked ready to swing, but his eyes flicked to Evelyn.

clenched his fists and walke

ook in the entire scene without missing a bea

ta announced, her voice e

g room. It was a disast

tore it apart, chewing with his mouth open. He sna

bout a street fight he had won the previous we

ropped his silver fork onto his plate with

sely. She kept kicking Dante's shin, tryin

inen napkin and dabbed

. She tapped it against the si

k. C

e like a knife. The entire table fell dead si

her eyes enti

If you believe Dante is your true love, the Stephenson family wil

ive wave of relief washed over her

plummeting. "This family does not fund disrespect. We do n

, replaced by a cold spi

"If you choose to walk out of here with Dante, then by eight o'clock Monday m

topped b

ill freeze every trust fund account attached to your name, and ca

fast she looked like a corpse. Her mouth

o intervene. Grant kept his eyes glued to his plate, methodic

t the words 'freeze credit cards', the aggressive bravado melted off hi

r chair. She rested her h