e waiting for her husband to come home. The pieces clicked into place with sickening precision-the way Julian had looked at the screen, the softening i
ive diamond, ostentatious and brilliant, sat on Isabelle's finger. It was a public declaration, broadcast to the wor
e's voice was a lifeline o
over. This wasn't just an engagement. It was a strategic move, a public consolidation of power and narr
ke a fragile dream. The real worl
er lips before she had even fully processed
? You don't have to face them. You
a resolve she didn't know she had. "This is my city, too
ght out the next morning
he soft, comfortable pieces of her retreat. They were the armor of 'Nomad'-slee
w York energy. It was a jolt to her system after t
towards baggage claim, a sudden bar
Aria Be
ed hungry eyes. She was confused-she was a nobody. Her divorce was private.
ne voice cut through the c
d, looking flawless, her expression
this was a setup. An ambush.
as she had clearly summoned. "I'm so glad I ran into you," she said, her
he gracious fiancée, casting Ari
ng furiously. She would not give Isa
d for the cameras. "You look... well. The sea air agrees with you." It was a sub
ding chaos. "Isabelle. What a coincidence." She subtly turned her body so th
ghtened. Aria wasn'
eekend," Isabelle said, her voice bright and controlling. "You should j
g. A trap laid in public. Refusing in front of the press would make he
ic smile playing on her lips. "That
he cameras flash, let
e the d
e paparazzi, momentarily confused. She wasn't the weeping v
eyes, and cut through the crowd, leaving Isabelle
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