Chapter 141

Jack's eyes narrowed. "You can streak down Main Street buck naked. How's that for a price?"

Alex shrugged. "Fine. But I expect you to do the same if he says my wine is genuine,"

Jack guffawed like he'd just won the lottery. "Deal! Let's see who's stripping tonight."

He stepped away to make a quick phone call. A few minutes later, he returned, practically glowing with the promise of victory.

*Listen up, everyone-this bottle here is labeled

'Romanée-Conti 1945.' Seriously, can any of you picture Alex laying his hands on something so rare? Even the Kingstons don't have a treasure like that!"

He sneered at Alex, fully convinced he'd backed him into a corner.

But Alex just stared back, unflinching. One way or another, the truth would soon be laid bare.

Three days on the private island had changed everything.

Kelly, known for a demeanor as frosty as winter, finally laid down her shield.

tenderness and warmth she'd never

of

and delicate, neither dared to

the last afternoon, Alex stood on the beach, watching Kelly's helicopter touch down in a swirling gust of sand

in, and the engine roared

the aircraft lifted from the ground, growing smaller in the sunlit sky until it vanished

tune echoed through his mind, a

spent the night in

Drank her water,

Ate her leftover meals.

lips and held her close

saw her bare face

her, cried with

me and me

the most vulnerable pieces

I've already been her husband in

I'll never

***

Kelly's expression turned

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