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bottom of my suitcase and found

ed. The dress was heavy with hand-sewn pearls. The tag still

eaumont, and his side had paid for the dress the way they paid for everything that touched the engagement. Then Chlo

my hand on

r, and the receipt was in the lining, and a bought dress can be returned. I did the math in my head twice before I

was at the table, running a chamois cloth down the length of a hunt

level. "I need to go int

p from the blade to the bag

't need. I'm t

e seconds. Then he slid

t's

n the windshield. We parked across from Elysian, t

I said, and

wil

through the glass doors, and w

er, looking at her nails. Her eyes went over my boots

I hel

on the glass. "I'd

ls caught the light from the chandeli

t of the lining. "Purchased under the Beaumont est

is on the

erling." She leaned on the counter. "Engaged to the Beaumont

equins covered their mouth

worn. The tags are on i

slid the receipt back across the

r is two

cold. I can offer

credit. I wa

it the first time. "Or leave the gown, and head office insp

eight

the pr

it doesn

e in touch ab

ehind her hand. The other o

nough for the room. "She wants her money ba

s cl

mannequins. "And who bought it for you? You

t on the counter

n," I said to

use

line saying I brought the gown and the

omething crossed he

n't do

t whoeve

e she could answer. It came out l

me in w

stopped. All

ck shirt and worn denim he had left the cab

ack a step before

nsteady. "We don't allow - if you're here for your wife