d wind whipped the edges of his unbuttoned suit jacket. He
the block. He wanted to grab her arm and demand to
he concrete. Montgomery men did not
nt entrance. He stepped into the bac
ordered his driver. His
Manhattan. It delivered Julian to an exclusive, members-only
e walked into the dimly lit, mahogany-paneled cigar room. The
fa. He swirled a glass of dark cognac and laugh
ally shuffled a deck of custom, gold-foil playing car
is expression was completely closed off. A waiter materialized in
od. "Jesus, Jules. You look like a man who
his glass. His mind was stuck on a loop, replaying the way Kin
es. "I saw Kandi Durham earlier today. She was compla
ure annoyance. "Kandi is a childho
has it your mother is pushing hard for the Montgomery-Durha
against the crystal. The suffocating reality of arranged alliances and
ising tension. "So, what kept you busy dow
a fraction of a second, a
arrowed instantly. He
Julian claimed dismissively. He kept Kinsley's name out
he working class. Always desperate. Let me guess, some nobody employe
chest. He remembered Kinsley's worn but immaculate coat.
ust fund beneficiary, Alton," Julian stated cold
mock surrender. He was completely confused by Julian's
ntuition screamed that Julian was hiding s
rd probed further, his voice quiet. "Spec
t Richard with a lethal intensity.
spoke the lie smoothly, attempting to convince Richard, and more desperately, himself. But her name felt like a jagged thorn lodged deep in his throat,
e lie. But his eyes dropped to the white-knuc
irls from public schools are always looking for
eaked in protest. He couldn't stomach the conversatio
. The burn of the alcohol masked the su
Julian excused himself, his ton
g his friends exchang
one from his pocket. He discreetly texted his assistant: Look
by a dark, obsessive need. He needed to corner Kinsley. He needed to ex

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