Chapter 155

Chapter 155

“That can be done tonight. Today, you’re a driver” Alexander’s slight smile was razor-sharp. “And make sure you stop by the jeweler. Pick up that thing we talked about.”

Jeweler? That thing they talked about? I couldn’t help but wonder what the errand was, and why it made Gabriel’s jaw tighten further, but before I could ask, Alexander was already on his way out.

Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the back seat of Gabriel’s car with Lilith beside me,

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watching the Beta’s increasingly sour expression in the rearview mirror as I directed him to the shopping district.

“The boutique district first,” I told him cheerfully. “I want to see what they have at Evangeline’s.”

Gabriel’s knuckles were white on the steering wheel. “That’s the most expensive shop in the territory.”

“I know.” I smiled sweetly at his reflection. “Alexander said not to worry about cost.”

come along, especially after I’d explained Gabriel’s new role for the day. There was nothing Lilith enjoyed more than watching someone get their comeuppance, particularly when that someone had spent months treating me

next two hours hitting every high-end boutique in the district. I tried on dozens of dresses, rejecting most of them for various reasons-too tight, too loose, wrong color, unflattering cut. Gabriel trailed behind us

I found another dress to consider. When he pointed out that I’d already looked at “perfectly adequate options,” I reminded him that Alexander had specifically told me

window of a small, exclusive boutique called Seraphina’s when I stopped


and black depending on how the light hit it the neckline was an elegant sweetheart shape, the thin off-shoulder

was the exact kind

breathed beside me.

I meant it. Just looking at

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zeros than your phone number,” Gabriel muttered

and headed for the door. “Let’s go try it

the most beautiful dress I’d ever worn. The silk felt like liquid against my skin, and when I looked in the mirror,

looked… regal. Powerful. Like someone who belonged

full display. As if the dress had simply been

pay,

to the number on


I announced as we loaded the garment bag into the car. “The

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