ine

air had been scrubbed clean of the cheap cherry blossom perf

living room, pulling a cashmere

lt clung to him like a shroud. He saw me waiting on the sofa, and I caught a flicker of so

bling purr. He walked over and knelt befor

muscle in my body went rigid, screaming in disgust. His skin against mine felt like a violation I could no

tiffness, assuming it was just th

and coaxingly deceptive. "I had to stay late for a

li

ged his location. For the past three hours, he hadn't been at a "client dinner." He had been at

bloodshot. I had spent the last hour staring blankly at the wa

hispered, my voice hoarse and

mor of his panic through the frozen remains of our

he lied smoothly, not missing a beat

d" his pathetic excuse. "I waited up for you," I

ed to be the absolute center of my universe. The tension in his broad shoulde

ng his face in my hair. "I'll make it up

ant, forgiving porcelain doll. But my eyes, hidden fr

get out of the house, to go to my art s

is eyes full of fake "understanding." He kissed my

ming sedan he had bought me-the perfect, harmless car

sharp eye on my rearview mirror. A black SUV had been tailing me for the last

istrict, slamming the gas pedal. I weaved through a narrow, crowded alley with precision driving, e

my secret biometric keycard, I entered a private VIP sector. There, parked in a reserved spot,

changing room built into the garage wall. I shed th

eamed authority. My long hair was twisted into a tight, commanding chignon at

ding my fake identity like a second skin, I felt my spine straighten and my gaze sharpen into b

hone it in cutting-edge design. The private elevator took me straight to the top floor

nd Techn

et. By the time I became his Luna, it was already a multi-million dollar operation. Over the past four yea

loor. Hundreds of elite employees stopped what they were doing to bow their hea

Finn Knight-jogged to keep up with my brisk pace. "The server

s Sterling, said, falling into step on my other side. "Gavi

ed a panoramic view of the entire city. From here, I could look down on the

he sight of her husband's betrayal was dead. In her place stood t

was th

l be with him in ten