Love Amongst the Wealthy

an like him. Especia

when her mother was still alive. And Lily Hart never imagined she'd remember them now, standing in front of a f

harp corners and mirrored arrogance. This was Alexander Stone's world. All power,

idn't change

the way her stomac

't change the fact that s

h. Then another.

accents, ceilings so high they echoed. Everyone inside looked like they belonged in a fashion m

store blouse and worn jeans felt like a punchline. B

ind it barely

Mr. Stone ask

ke she was scanning a barcode. Then, without

here," she sa

appeared. Sharp jawline, earpiece, the kind of

anel. As the doors closed, Lily caught her reflection in the mirrored walls: wet

spe

't feel real. Chrome, glass, leather, and light. New York stretched beyond the wi

, like he owned the skyline

a glass of something amber in one hand. He stood in front of the window, back to

he said wit

most d

y eyes meeting hers. The intensi

you

e, heart thudding.

ink yo

m screamed control-from the precise way his shirt hugged his ches

rmured, his gaze fl

oor," she

th. "Poverty doesn't make you weak,

eyes. "What do y

e a month. You'll attend some events with me,

ightened. "So

eep with anyone. Not even

at last sentence, like an invitation sh

hy

t flinch when I talk. Because you didn't grovel

om the way other men looked at her. He wasn't seeing just her curv

if I s

f the room, poured himself more whiskey. "Then

if I s

get paid. You get protection. And when our arrangemen

how temptin

stupid. "There's

cou

wai

her, gaze darkening

his phone buzzed and the tension snapped. He ch

Replaced by someth

e it. Find out who leaked the photos. I

fened. "Wh

at her, all emotion

entering the building. They'r

er stomach

desk, turned the m

soaked jacket. Her t

Alexander Stone Seen with Mystery

ld barely

k for this,"

. "I know. But now you're i

. "Then give me a

Just stepped for

night. Let