Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 715

Griffin didn't seem to notice the change in Dylan's mood. He just smiled, easy and relaxed, as Richard made his way over.

Richard stood out in the crowd-tall, confident. He was the first to speak. "Mr. Shaw."

"Richard, long time no see."

Richard shot a glance at Dylan, catching the tension. He tried to keep things light. "Dylan's been feeling rough lately. Not much for conversation these days."

"It's fine. We've met a few times-he's always been like this."

No sarcasm, just stating the truth.

Suddenly, Dylan let out a couple of coughs. When he looked up, his voice was raw. "Where... where is she right now?"

Charles's smile faded a little. The Fergusons overseas had made their intentions pretty clear-they wanted a marriage alliance.

And they wanted Dylan, specifically. Odds were, he'd be the one.

family wasn't about to hand over their treasured daughter

brother's unpredictable. No clue where he ran off

seemed to have given his cheeks some color. Richard sighed and sat down across from him. "Want me to go look

easy to

his wine glass, lost

still catching up with old friends when a servant rushed over and whispered something

brows drew together, his face turning stormy. "Where

.n

sure, sir. But he's sent those photos everywhere. They're all over now, and there's no way to take them back. Everyone in the Capital knows-about

Simon-one spiked drinks, the other leaked those private photos. His headache was growing by the second. "Send him home. He's

servant nodded and hurried off

in the hall. He didn't care about the

over and sat down across from

photos of you and Tara. If Clara actually cares about you, she'll see them and come looking for answers, right? But it's been two

that Dylan and Tara had slept together. And now, with the whole city talking, the two of them

family mess, but Griffin was