with her husband to unfold like this; th

r her as she recalled her

her entirely, making her feel trapped. She shivered, inst

ested his chin in his hand,

he parted her lips, debating whether to disclose her identity a

ified her, much less t

ed seconds into what

to speak, the ringing of Julian

with a frosty command. "Leave, this

idn't dare linger and fled

til she was out of sight, th

ther, Rita Lewis, pressing him on the other end. "You mus

ded coolly. "The lawyer's

raightening his sui

ee had gone, frowning as he fought to

s rimmed by dark circles, Baylee

an at the bar, she had hardly slept, troubled by thoughts of

eling her resolve, Baylee couldn't shake off her nervou

lls betrayed her as she neared the Lewis Mansion, resu

seized

knew the cost of this mis

ughts, a knock on her window sn

rriedly rolled d

Her apology

Julian to be the o

rt plum

aback, quickly masked hi

om their unfortunate encounter the night befor

next words dripped with sc

ate, she exited th

was a misunderstanding," she hastened to explain,

e collision, while Julian's Ferr

feel despair, doubting her sa

elief was evident. "What are the odds that w

eightening as she saw his skepticism. "I mistook yo

realizing her words onl

g could be more insulting than being mi

er explanations, fearing it

t her identity, knowing they w

e looked up at Julian and b