ng ceremo

suit perfectly fitted to his powerful frame. Broad should

line. The guests found themselves thinking that, if not for the sca

de with excitement. "Why didn't you ask me to stand in for you at the altar? That

in. "What good is a perfect body if his face is ruined? Didn't you see that mask? He only wears it because the accident l

loss for words, but she couldn't res

room. Sophie entered gracefully, arm in arm with K

ing over him as he caught sight of her brilliance. If only h

. Sophie was the one he truly wanted-beautiful, ki

lose to her friend, voice dripping with venom. "They acted like they didn't want to marry A

masked man waiting for her at the altar,

softly. "You're doing grea

thing, just sh

dy been made-there was

ature; she wouldn't l

epaying her uncle's f

life would fina

placed her han

Sophie as she felt the surp

d the back of her hand with hi

of the gestur

veryone called a womanizer w

as a steady grace in the way he carried himself-a quiet c

against her ear. "Are you read

w and resonant, sent a shi

nd how he might captivate s

, letting him gently guide he

poken, sole

k covering from the tray, an audi

d. "Is that the Sunset Flame? The famed pink diamond-a p

watched the enormous ten-carat pink dia

hould have

rgotten son from Mike Knight's first marriage,

amily would bestow such a treasure o

family's flashy gesture was nothing more than a

vid, who had both charm and money, and

her at ease, even

arried across the room. "Yo

g a kiss with a total stranger-especially

, Adrian looked

ldn't help

supposedly swept women off their