The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Alaric grabbed Hertha's hand, ready to lead the way.

Hertha yanked herself back, shaking off his grip with a look of disdain. "Oh, please, let's just go by ourselves. If you come along and start acting all high and mighty, we'll have to babysit you the whole time, which will ruin our appetite."

With a laugh, she looped her arm through Thalassa's. "It'll just be us girls, free and easy. We can chat about whatever we want. How great is that?"

Alaric opened his mouth to protest, but Hertha cut him off, "Zip it, will you?"

Alaric: ".

"

She called him delicate, and he couldn't even argue back?

As Hertha and Thalassa took a few steps, Hertha suddenly paused, turning to address Callum still lounging on the sofa. "Mr. Gordon, you should head back. Thalassa will ring you up once her designs are ready. No need to swing by her place."

up. "You're hitting a food truck and not

gleaming with a hint of mischief, flitted between Thalassa

to say something when Hertha quickly interjected, "Mr. Gordon, it's a girls' night out. We've got loads of girly stuff to talk

Callum and Alaric didn't have much

gave Alaric a look, chuckling, "Mr. Falconer,

for Alaric to

annoyed, just glanced at

your dinner, I'll be off then." Callum bid

Hertha, smiling reassuringly at Thalassa, took her arm, and they headed

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ages were gathered, sitting around, chatting and laughing heartily, enjoying their meals without the stiff formalities of high society. It was

line, they're not much help to women. We can live just as

knew Hertha was trying to cheer her up. Even though she hadn't mentioned a word

understood her current