feet back into her high heels. She adjusted Griffin's heavy suit jacket
absolute authority and old-world elegance. He tapped his silver
elt a profound sense of safety she hadn't felt in t
oad shoulders and sharp gaze acted as a formidable,
She bit her lip violently to keep from screaming in
staff, recognizing the immense power of the Carlisl
banquet hall. Two footmen scrambled to pull t
er of two hundred elite guests began to die down
vy shift in the room's atmosphere, slowly stopped
The guests were captivated by the p
stus. His fingers went slack, and he dropped his crystal cha
t socialite smile froze into a mask of pure panic.
the legendary, reclusive Augustus Carlisle, a man who ra
grand staircase, his cane clicking rhythmically,
fusely. He tried to wipe his damp hands on
His voice trembled with a sickening mix of fe
etched hand. He stared right through his son
liation was excruciating. The surrounding
microphone to command the room. "I am here so
of his dress shirt-having left his suit jacket draped over
ding sparkle of a dazzling, centuries-old diamond tiara. It
hey recognized the historical and m
d metal settled into her hair, officially crowning her as
, matte black titanium card. He
eclared loudly. "A small birthday allowance
he Sinclair family looking like cheap amateurs
overshadowed, pushed her way to the front o
smile. "Oh, how beautiful!" she com
the marble side table," she ordered shrilly. The waiter quickly complied, presenting the box o
ged, her voice shrill. "It will perfectly complement the ti
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