die
cheap glass crystals on her bodice, a choked sob tearing from her throat. Unable to bear the crushing weight of a hu
. She threw her hands up, her eyes wide with practiced innoc
ilde's. He took a deliberate half-step back, severing himself from the sinking ship. The s
ozing with stiff, opportunis
ped forward. His eyes gleamed with the sudden realization that I was no
road chest. His scent-cedarwood before a thunderstorm and a roaring b
at rattled the crystal chandeliers. "Funny, Richard, how yo
burning away his fake smile. Pressed against Kingsley, I felt a strange, int
una Victoria Schmidt stepped into the fray, her eyes glittering with v
her. "How does a wolfless Omega, whose family trust funds are entirely frozen, acquire a priceless masterpiece b
own directly in my face. The crowd gasped, their
narl ripped from his throat. His beast was clawing at the surface, ready to tear
pressing my fingers into his tense musc
ked up a fresh flute of champagne. The crowd parted for me as I approached Victoria. She lifted her chin,
glass and slowly, deliberately, poured the golde
ns, pouring a drink at someone's feet was a gestu
y voice barely above a whisper, yet carry
so profound she couldn't speak, the ch
d his throat nervously, tapping the microphone. "L-ladies and gentlemen, if we may proceed
ed stare of my father and the dark, burning confusion in Kingsley'
-number 707. I turned to face the room, my eyes locking on
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