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.

that brief span, she showed Alex a tenderness and

the rest of the world, allowing Kelly

and delicate, neither

the last afternoon, Alex stood on the beach, watching Kelly's helicopter touch

in, and the engine roared

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

through his

the

Drank her water,

Ate her leftover meals.

her lips and held

saw her bare face

cried with her on

her become part of me and me part

the most vulnerable pieces

her husband

if I'll never truly

***

helicopter, Kelly's expression

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