Chapter 782:

That day belonged to Nate. His birthday mattered more.

“Are you free tomorrow evening?” Nate’s voice pulled her back to the present.

Corrine met his eyes. “Why?”

“There’s an auction tomorrow night. Thought you might want to check it out.”

“Sounds good.”

As their conversation settled, Corrine’s phone buzzed again.

An unfamiliar number. The area code—Lyhaton.

She answered with a swipe, but before she could utter a word, a familiar voice drifted through the line. “Miss Holland, this is Carson.”

a strand of

made Carson’s heart race uncontrollably. “Miss Holland, may

need,” she

express my gratitude for what you did back then. I’ve spent so long searching for

for her ran deeper than mere

better than to say so. Some truths were better

an eyebrow. “Your thoughtfulness

and Jules had been forced into a brutal firefight in

the air had been thick with the acrid stench of gunpowder, the ground littered

been among

had saved his life. But in truth… he had

tales

or

to meet his, her clear eyes exuding an innocent charm laced with something far more

crafted naivety, Nate caught the

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