on fell into a

irector had never witnessed an assistant asking to

e the velvet settee, h

is light-brown eyes darting toward t

, offering him neither distress nor t

s fingers reaching into h

rion card and slapped it hard aga

the director with an arrogant wave of hi

tammered, stepping between t

flown in directly from Milan. It is strictly reserve

voice filling the showroom. "Charge whatever penalty fee yo

ght, clapping her man

arms around his neck, and pressed a loud,

Mcleod! You are

ct of a five-figure commission, hurried tow

l-encrusted gown and ushered Hollie

oden podium, and began walking toward her private

ng his broad frame directly in fron

" Basil demanded, his eyes searching h

welve inches f

me," A

in until his shadow swallowed her face. "Tell me to ki

nergy on an irreleva

ther so hard the muscle i

ary suite. "She is wearing a two-hundred-thousand-dollar

glare witho

d under his breath. "Let's see how long your little

hrough,"

the brass latch of the se

t onto the polish

her figure, thousands of hand-sewn Austrian crystals catch

eatrical grace as she walked towa

is eyes traveling down Hollie's ex

lips, and he raised his voice so ev

e," Basil announced, nodding with exaggerated appr

e glass, adjusting the sparkling neck

l train swirl across the floorboards, and walked

afternoon Hollie had steppe

y, tilting her chin up with

sked, her voice dripping with soft innocence. "You've had so

stals on the bodice, then down at

ce tray holding two crystal flutes of vintage Dom Pérign

ers wrapping steadily arou

lass and leaned back against the mahoga

asil said. "Maybe it'll

lift the glas

ry lace rustling against the podium edge, l

earm, Alex hurled the full flute of c

la

outh, drenching her styled curls and soaking into t

hh

backward as the stinging wine burned her eyes,

rin vanished i

ind his back, and jabbed a trembling

Basil roared, his voice rattling

s down Hollie's ruined white dress, while Basil's heavy right han