elt thick, too sweet with perfume and th

ss the lawn, a drink in his hand, charming a gr

ething

weeks, his phone alwa

uaintance, someone whose family name had been dragged through mud years ago. Now she looked

lked towards the less crowded part of

m inside. Lex' s v

ee. Not now. Not about

th caug

eeds things. And what about me

nce we're married, everything will be easier. You just n

in me, hot

had a child. And he was planning to

s, and walked back into the noise of

, still hol

ring from my finger. It was a g

rsations around us dimming as

aid, my vo

fixed on his face

ng. "I believe th

ed. "What are yo

u. With Bree. A

m his face. The surro

ou misund

ly," I said, my voice eve

is open palm. It felt lik

im standing there, the eyes of Wash

heir faces etched with concern. I' d

y father, Senator Miller,

the words flat. "He was planning to use my

d. My father' s

ed, looking straight ahead. "I

a slow smile spread across her fa

, before Lex had swept me off my feet with his supposed heroism. Ethan, who had quie

And I was a fool no

ng in his eyes. "Good. We'll handle

ex and his perfect image were already receding