Chapter 15

Public rejection hit the rising pop singer hard. It took her a few seconds to regain her composure after she heard the cold and swift denial..

After witnessing the fleeting look of embarrassment the singer couldn’t hide, Leanne felt a hint of sympathy. A smirk played at the corners of her lips.

She knew that sting well.

Curtis hadn’t been home for days when Leanne tracked him down to a dinner party. There, amidst a crowd of onlookers, he stood with a casual, cold smirk, saying, “If I can’t be with the one I love, then who I marry doesn’t matter.

That

at was Curtis. He could make you feel like you were floating on air, cherished and adored, and then, he’d slice right through your heart with a feather-light touch.

With a heavy, tight sensation in her chest, Leanne grabbed a glass and asked Joy, “Get me one, will you?”

Without hesitation, Joy filled her glass. “How’s that? Good stuff, right?”

The drink was smooth and rich, with a lingering taste that justified its price. Leanne nodded in agreement, “There’s a reason it’s expensive.”

Joy poured another and slung an arm around Leanne’s shoulders. “Drink up, darling. Drown your sorrows!”

Leanne was curious. “Are you this happy because you love drinking?”

her hair back with a laugh. “As if. My

much.”

chuckle. “At least

hadn’t anticipated the

recall the moment she collapsed, nor where she ended up, just that she

she knew was her 7 a.m. alarm was blaring. Hungover, exhausted, and nearly unable to pry her eyes open, she fumbled for

and turned

warm embrace, half-asleep, she saw the sharp lines of a man’s jaw.

It was Curtis.

this a dream?

him, burying her head in his

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Chapter 15

the strong muscles, and the

stared at his distinctly masculine throat for seconds before looking up into Curtis’ deep eyes.

an ambiguous

“Comfortable?” he asked.

an octopus, probably

and contentment ebbed away as she took her arms off his waist and backed out of his

replied with a dry politeness.

Who was clinging to me last night, impossible to shake off?”

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