Chapter 0089

Some even started to dance with their partners as well!

“You speak pretty words, Mr. Landry,” I teased as he twirled me around again. This time he twirled me a bit faster, and I nearly lost my footing. I had to wrap an arm around his neck to keep myself steady and it only brought my body that much closer to his.

My breath got caught in my throat when we wound up only inches from one another, our breaths intermingling with one another.

“I only speak the truth, Miss Montague,” he replied, dipping me low again.

When the song ended, we received some claps and I smiled, giving the audience a short wave. Walter chuckled and guided me away from everyone. We took a short walk, staring up at the sparkling stars and the bright moon that shined above us.

“Such a beautiful night,” I said thoughtfully.

“It certainly is,” he agreed.

He wrapped an around me, pulling me into him. I gave him an awkward smile; now that we weren’t around others and we were no longer dancing, the close proximity felt weird.

“Thank you for coming with me tonight. You have made tonight quite enjoyable,” he told me sincerely.

“I had a nice night as well, Walter,” I told him. “Thank you.‘

We stopped walking and he turned to face me.

“You are very beautiful,” he told me, brushing a strand of hair out of my face. “I’m sorry if I came off a little strong last night. My intention wasn’t to scare you.”

at the memory; he tried to kiss me, and I turned my head away from him, shielding the kiss.

was scared,” I

looked at me thoughtfully for a moment.

“Because of Ethan?”

wanted to step away, but he was holding me

I asked, my eyes wide

know about you two,” he admitted. “I had Maxwell look into it. You are mates.”

would you look into that?” I asked in

something was wrong,” he told me quickly. “I am not trying to upset you or hurt you, Judy. I just wanted to understand you.”

you couldn’t have just asked me?” I

reminded me, making

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hurt you. What he did was awful, but it wasn’t your

Irene cannot

said gently. “And she never

swallowed the lump in my throat; I stared at him, trying to figure out if he

me, Judy. I promise,” he assured

he was being truthful, so I relaxed into him a bit. He gave me a compassionate smile and leaned his head down,

something different,” he told me. He ran his fingers down the side of my face, and I looked

stared into his eyes; he was looking at my mouth with a hungry expression

his lips as he bent

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