ed, or sounded, good. And he wasn't talking about the bruise his fist made on his jaw. He wasn't quite sure why Zach helped Claire get away from

own in the chair opposite George, and rested his forearms on

nted. "I've been damage control but there's not much spin you can

ced. "How

a sarcastic salute. "I've got to admit, w

ntial Suite, Damian was angry that Claire

town, never had in mind that he wa

efault reaction tonight," George com

iend a hard stare. "Wha

her, starting with the fact that you t

My father was her men

friends do him to leave Claire a twenty-five-per

ve Claire's version of what happened? In his final hours, Steven did confirm that there had been nothing between them but friendship and Damian w

lay dying, he realized that it was scientifically impossible that his parents, with their blood groups, could produce a child with hi

as so messed up when i

to end so he told George that Claire wanted nothing more to do with him. D

s just that relationships shouldn't be this hard, Bud. Over the last few months, you've bought that

sleep with someone else to

along with her. Those scumsuckers informed the world that she had an affair with

"Do you have a point and are you go

t, while I actua

me." Damian's inter

s hell that tonight ended the way it did, but intellectually, I get that it wasn't her fault. But her career di

the bridge of

yalty is to you. And, as your friend, I am telling you that I don

hat was

in love w

lately, he'd flirted with the idea of love, but that was just a result of hormones and stupendous sex. No, of course,

an you profess not to live has the innate ability to mess with your head and your

hell-

bed,

I'm heading. Into the arms of the woman who, instead of messing

own suite, to the empty kindly-size bed waiting for him. But the night was mild, this sofa was quite

er his head and watched the light o