Chapter 100

Isadora was ushered into a lavish office by Kemp.

A secretary quickly brought in a glass of water, setting it down on the desk before quietly slipping out.

Kemp offered a polite smile. "Please have a seat, Miss Vaughan. Mr. Fitzgerald is in a meeting, but he'll be with you shortly."

With that, he left her alone in the room.

Isadora settled onto the couch, letting her gaze wander.

This office, she thought, was so unmistakably Victor.

Along one wall stood an entire row-hundreds, it seemed of limited-edition

model cars, each one gleaming under the soft light.

Isadora didn't doubt for a second that Victor owned every single one of these cars in real life.

Her mind drifted back to that day Victor had taken her racing, the world flying by in a blur of color and wind, his easy confidence as clear in her memory as if he were right beside her now.

A flicker of longing tugged inside her; she wanted to feel that rush again.

picked up

set it back down, her eyes caught on a photograph propped up on

little girl and

She

dog must have been Pudding as a puppy-scruffy white fur, a little thin, lying motionless on the floor. Even in the photo, it looked frail

hiding her features, but her small hand gently stroked the puppy's head. She wore a blue and white dress, patched

out of place

car down, meaning to take a closer look at the picture, when suddenly the door

the doorway, his posture relaxed

glanced up, and for

and unreadable, those dark eyes giving nothing away except for the faintest hint of

the long

moment, Isadora felt the full force of his presence-almost overwhelming in

the door behind him and strode

with something hard. "Miss Vaughan. To what

cutting

over what she'd said that

man could hold

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