iet power that demanded attention. He was taller than I remembered from pictures, his feat

His eyes, a startlingly clear blue, found mine, an

, almost impe

and turned to face Ethan, who was still knee

but it cut through the air like steel.

ognized him instantly. You couldn' t live in America and not know

cott! I... I had no idea. We were ju

She only saw a rich, powerful man. She wrongly assumed

e laced with malice. "This woman has a violent streak. She just

s face, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared

ts' graves. I leaned into him slightly. "Honey," I said, the wo

anded like a bomb in

r' s eyes went wide with disbeli

lance, a look that said you are less than nothing. Then, he guided me and the stroller toward my parents' headstones

Andrew' s presence was a shield. With him, I wasn' t the wronged fiancée or the fallen pastry c