nvas bag onto the center of the table. It landed on
able. He stopped cutting his steak. His silver k
dark eyes scanned Wren's torn fishnets and heavy makeup. Th
gs scraped loudly against the floor. She sat down, spr
pened her mouth and told him he l
linen napkin. He wiped the corner of his mouth. He looked at
plosion. She waited fo
his head back. A deep, loud
t Wren. He told her she was much more entertainin
pened slightly. The purple lipstick cracke
his father. His jaw tightened
is tailored suit jacket. He pulled out a thick stack of papers.
ad "Prenuptial Agreement." She realized her enti
She slammed both hands flat onto the tab
w sip of red wine. He looked at her and stated th
n her throat. That number was a secret. Onl
two choices. Sign the paper, or the Vance family w
Wren's shoulders start to shake. His
e sharp, metallic tang of blood on her tongue. She turned her
couldn't hear. He told her to drop the act. He said she
tal wine glass in front of her. Her fingers squeezed the fragile st
eir massive, mountain-like builds instantly made the air in the room freeze. Their cold, dead eyes locked onto Wren, projecting a su
Her lungs burned. The realit
on top of the agreement. She pressed the nib into the paper. She signed her name. She pressed so har
ck. He looked at his assistant and announ
ooked at the wall behind Wren and told her his tea
r bag. She shoved past the bodyguard bl
aurant. The cold New York rain hit her face, w
t the bright lights of the Empire State Bui
. The fabric was torn, the edges frayed, and beneath it-if anyone cared to lift the cloth-the po
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