yes were clouded with something heavy and unreadable

other, Marjorie Hughes-the one every

t. "Mr. Reynolds, the alliance between our families still needs furthe

e followed her, but before stepping out, he threw a look ov

ulian, dragged me through the mud, just to ruin my reputation. All becau

, destroy my name, and make sure I

years together, he still stabbed me in the back for profit. Just handed me off like I nev

ert's voice, cold and loud, slammed

landing with a harsh thud. "Look at you! Shameles

ne of them perfectly timed, perfectly angled. Torn clothes. Messy

ou work fast, don't you? This whole thing must've been plan

ur mother for your own mess! From today on, you're not to step one foot

wly. How did he even

try keeping me locked up all you want. But are you sure Grandpa will be okay hearing about this? Isn't the

vian looked like she'd swallowed poison. She burst out

. "What can I say? Grandpa's always liked me best. I'm the Reynolds' e

s about to implode, her face twis

red. I just turned

ed to the Sterlings. Thanks to your crap, Julian wants out of the engagement. So fine, ruin yourself

t my heart felt heavier than ever, the grief so

imed her stuff brought bad luck and forced Hubert to burn all of it. Her room was even turned int

red, "I promise I won't let

lds families were officially tying the knot. The guy? Theodore, duh. A

ed fast. Before I could even strike back, she'd alrea

ince forever. Sure, she's a scandal magnet and the media basically uses

a freaking war hero, and her brother holds a cushy political job no

in hot. "Took you long enough! What's up? Those t

beating. No big deal. Vivian didn't get off

ear, don't stop me this time, I'm gett

d you because I

hat you want. You want to know who that mystery guy from your 'first n

dore! That night, he'd just flown in from Singarra, had some business meeting, coul

s from that night-his touches, his breath, my flushed skin-flashed in

y cr

abella's future fiancé? She'd

Theodore. As expected, the gossip queen went nuts. "Girl! Are you kidding me? You are straig

. First, I need you to find out what happened to Julian after that night. He just vanished, which doesn't feel right. I think Vivian had

nd. "So, you're trying to dig up d

t. Theodore's probably planning to take this secret

probably slammed a hand on the table. "