ra
erine were waiting in the foyer. Arthur was impatiently checking his wa
they
both
is usual impatience. He had always looked at me and seen a plain-faced country girl, a problem to be
belief, confusion, and finally, pure, unadulterated fury. She stared at the dress, her mind
teps and stopped in front of
ne," I said, my voice full of wide-eyed innocence
could only manage a choked, strangled sound before forcing her
Catherine stared out her window, her knuckles white where she gripped her purse. Sh
anicured lawns of Blackwood Cit
e surrounded by acres of ancient forest and guarded by a gate that looked li
f stern-faced men and women-generations of Alphas and Lu
ntgomery's mother, the woman who should have become my future mother-in-law if the engagement between our families had ever truly been honored. She wa
on me. I saw a flicker of surprise in their depths, a momentary crack in her re
d, her voice fawning.
tured to a chair opposite hers. Her voice was smooth as silk, but with an
ting from the first second. To p
d no
urtsy, and held it for a moment before rising. It was a gesture of respec
ar and steady. "But before we discuss the terms of the dissolution,
the air, stunning ev
don't be rude!" she hissed. "You
king at me now with a new, sharp interest. I had surprised her twice. She
see what I wou
rthur, Catherine, please wait in the adjoining
y. Catherine shot me a look o
ving me alone with the most
her lips. "Alright, Miss Vance. You have your audience. What is i
again. The country girl, emboldened
pectful distance from her chair
I dropped
" I said, my voice soft but
o end the engagement. On
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