l, fifty-million-dollar cage locked onto her finger, a heavy, inescapable reminder that

s if he had measured her finger in her sleep. The thought sent a fres

d. She walked out into the spacious living area. The vast dining tab

m," the woman said quietly. "Mr. Sterling had the kitchen prepare this

picked up the tablet from the table, her t

Six jumped out at h

es with Jewelry Designer Haylei

assive as always, sat across from a woman at a small, intimate table. The w

n outside Per Se, that the tabloids had just resu

er hair into a style strikingly similar to Seraphina's. After that,

it acceptable to look at. Was this why? Was she just a stand-in? A conve

ll. To think that the man she had secretly admired fo

tie loosened, the top button of his shirt undone, exposing a

he tablet in her hands, the damni

Instead, his gaze dropped to the pink diamond on her finger, a fl

e glass of water and the pills the house

d him, the image of him and Hayleigh glowing in the

nal wife, I have the right to know about your past relati

amused by her thinly veiled jealousy, a dark, possessive th

? There is nothing to ex

ugh escaped her. "Do not treat

voice was laced with impatience, mostly directed at his own

ut to her again, hi

p movement of defiance. The pills fell from h

the room went from

sement gone. He grabbed her chin, his grip firm bu

sounded like a dark promise. "Since you refuse to open your mouth,

handing them to her, he tossed them into his own mouth

of her neck, his fingers tangling in her hair to hold her steady. He le

ater into her mouth. The kiss was aggressive, domineering, yet laced with an undeniable, electric intimacy. He held her jaw firmly, not letting her pull away.

allowed the medicine with a

gged breath fanning across her swollen, wet lips. A stray drop of water escaped the corner of her

sly tangled with an unwanted, thrumming arousal. Tears of rage and hel

y drop of water tracing her collarbone. A complex emotion flickered in his eyes

his usual cold mask. He did not know how to handl

urned to leave. He did not want to be in the same room with h

w night," he said, his voice devoid of any warmth. "Be ready. You are c