Chapter 1946

"I searched everywhere for you," Melody explained anxiously, "but someone tried to pressure me into drinking some wine at the banquet hall. Sherman saved me from him.’

Lucas's eyes narrowed slightly as his expression sank. "Pressure you?

What did he do to you?"

Melody tried to wave off the intensity as she sensed his swelling anger." No, no, he was just very insistent, that's all. I didn't want to entertain him because I was in such a hurry to look for you."

"I see," Lucas replied curtly and pulled her close. His hand rested possessively on her lower back.

Lucas' arm hesitantly. "Wait, Lucas. I'll have to say goodbye to my

looked at her with a frown. "What are

turned to face Sherman. "I need to go now. It

them in bewilderment. "Are you that

were mere acquaintances who perhaps recognized each other from a previous meeting, but the

unsure

friend of

Lucas stepped forward and tightened his grip around her shoulder. "We're not friends," he

inadvertently toward Sherman. She did not want him to know about the messy entanglement she had with Lucas.

address her as Missus Rivera now," he said, his

jaw. "Missus Rivera? You're married to

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