ins, waking Seraphina. Her head felt like it was

t the warmth of anot

rned h

ut unfamiliar, was inche

r mind was a blank slate, the night before

he saw the scattered pearls of h

f a physical blow. She, Seraphina

ed to slide out of bed, b

is gray-blue eyes, blin

s voice rough with sleep and suspici

a froze.

was only one. In her drunken despair, she had hired a male

rning to ice. "Get dressed and get out. What ha

ion, then in dawning, insulting amus

ng himself up against the headboa

thought to escape this room, thi

e fog of his own hangover finally clearing.

knew her. This was the

ck as the truth slammed into him. Seraphina. N

ld somehow rewrite the night. "8898..." he muttered, his voice hollow. "This is my suite. This i

to be stunned. "Your suite

between them, two detona

hina's face. She had slept w

atinum hair, cursing under his

d dress from the floor and fled into the bathroom. In the

ut, dressed, sh

id, her voice devoid of all