she found that the maids had already meticulously cleaned her room. Everything was exactly as she had l

she had screamed at her family echoed in her mind: *"You don't understand what love is! I'd rather

absolute, so i

ngewear. The moment she walked down the sweeping marble staircase,

older brother. He looked more mature, his jawline sharp

" she wh

s and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug. His large hand cradled the back of he

ick and trembling with suppressed emotion. "Y

orite dishes. Cody pulled out her chair and sat dire

like a small mountain. He didn't mention Baldwin's name once, nor did he ask how she had suffe

s or the hasty marriage she had just entered into. Since Cody was trying so hard

ving before dawn and returning late at night, yet he alwa

ed on her door. "Put on a dress, Cass. I'm taking you out to meet some friends. You've been away f

pagne-colored silk dress, leaving her dark chestnut hair cascading over her shou

where only the absolute elite were allowed entry. Cody's private VI

doors open, the loud chatter ins

y's

actually bring

forward. "Let me introduce my little sister, Cassie Garner. She ju

knew that the Garner family had a golden girl, guarded fiercely by her two older brothers, who rarely made public appea

ng her and demanding they look out

an Beaumont, your brother's oldest friend. I

eem Copeland. Welco

Cassie responded to each of them with effortless grace, taking a seat o

hifted from Wall Street me

an here tonight

h a mysterious grin. "That guy secretly got married a few days ago.

n Mcguire go

ress actually managed to ta

she's from some

e didn't dwell on it. She had never liked these smoky, loud environments anyway. After sitting for another

u," Cody offer

ssie smiled. "You rarely get a

at her phone to order an Uber, she didn't notice the person walking

he looked up to apologize, bu

was