interest at the mention

Oh, Kason, I don't know. I don't have

. "Why don't you go instead, Isabela? You can be Ka

"We'll all go. Isabela, you'll come with Dali

request. It

sabela said

to finalize the arrangements with

on darkened. "Yo

he had nothing planned. "What c

. "Fine," she mu

trailed behind Dalia in a high-end bo

aborate gown, a vibrant re

soaking in the compliments from th

light, basking in th

Isabela, who was standi

Dalia's face before she ma

een one that was two sizes too small. "Isabela, you

anted a photo that would make Isabela look plain

said quickly, stopping Isabela from even think

ing dress, tried to intervene. "Ma'am,

sharply. "She's fi

pping with fake praise. "You look so

at the clock. Her meeting with her fathe

he dressing room a

d out, the bout

warmth in her skin and the light in her eyes. It was too small, yes, but it clung to her figu

m of barely concealed r

wo glasses of champagne. "

for a glass wi

pagne sloshed from the glass, dren

ped. The dres

ured the frantic assistant. "It's okay

d with accusation. "Pay for i

on had handled all her expenses.

opened her mouth to retort, to tell

e a prob

pped forward. He was tall, impeccably dressed, with k

black credit card to the manager. "I'll cover the damages. And I believe this young lady wa

stunned in

ated by Hadley's handsome

nto her own clothes an

r games," she said, h

elf, Dalia. Your little

out of the boutique, side

stupor, her face contorte

her customers. "That's Hadley Payne..

had a fiancée? Then w

pped a photo of Isabela and Hadley walking away together, thei