Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Standing in front of the mirror, Stephanie Giovanni studied her reflection, her lips curling into a soft smile.

“Stunning she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper.

The gown hugged her slender waist, flowing into a skirt that reminded her of something straight out of a fairytale.

Her face, still free of makeup, looked just as delicate and enchanting in the natural light.

The shop manager was adjusting the pleats on the gown.

She couldn’t resist commenting. “Why isn’t Mr. Ashford here with you? Men and women, they’ve got different tastes, you know

A faint smile tugged at the corner of Stephanie’s lips. She glanced at the manager with a shrug. “You know men. Busy with work Can’t get away

Just then, her phone vibrated on the nearby counter. Stephanie glanced at the caller ID before answering, “Ella.”

On the other end. Ella Turner’s voice came through quickly, almost breathless. “Stefi, I saw Olivia and Chris!”

The moment she heard those names, Stephanie’s fingers tightened around the phone, her knuckles going white.

The smile that had lingered on her face slowly faded, replaced by a chill in her eyes.

Chris Ashford–her fiancé–was just a week away from marrying her.

And Olivia Hart, just hearing her name disgusted Stephanie.

Stephane looked over at the shop manager, who immediately nodded in understanding.

With a silent gesture, the manager ushered the staff out of the room.

Crace the room was empty, Stephanie lowered her gaze to her perfectly manicured nails. “Where did you see them?” she asked casually.

Ella’s voice cracked with urgency. “At the hospital. In the obstetrics and gynecology department.”

Stephane raised an eyebrow, a quiet laugh escaping her lips. “Quite a special place,” she muttered, her expression turning to one of thinly vetied sarcasm

A man and a woman in the obstetrics and gynecology department? Stephanie didn’t need to think twice to know why.

Ella, still flustered, pressed on “That Olivia is a calculating bitch, and Chris is an idiot. You shouldn’t marry him!”

Whdie Stephane seemed calm. Ella was seething with anger.

the water cup on the table, unfazed “Every time she calculates, the trouble’s on ME. Why are YOU so

years ago Olivia

to. Ar car tork and threw herself

putner? Or just loo kind Stephanie thought to herself

you and Chris are about to get

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something.”

tightening. “I’m hanging up now,” she

was frantic. “What are you

“Someone’s made a bad calculation.

that followed

at her reflection in the mirror, Stephanie reached up to touch the bust of the

she tore the gown in half, throwing the pieces

fabric ripping echoed

shock, their eyes wide. But when they saw the cold fury in Stephanie’s

changed back into her own clothes, her phone

glanced at the

answered, and his voice came through immediately, firm and clipped. “Once

the past two years, Chris had always been gentle

back, he

tone made the already

eyes.

feel

Why a

colder.

in Stephanie he couldn’t be bothered to

***

hour later…

into Chris’s office. He was standing by the

and gentleness. His perfectly sculpted profile was hard to ignore, the kind of face that made it impossible

and flawless, it seemed like something most people

phone, “Can’t join you for

and walked over to the nearby leather couch, settling into it with a soft creak of the cushions.

call seemed to vanish in an instant, replaced by an icy coldness that darkened his expression.

eyes locked onto Stephanie, and his voice became clipped

gaze, not moving an inch. The tension between them was thick, hanging heavy in the

him. Instead, she chose to sit

and the coldness deepened.

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