Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 92

Chapter 92

Chapter 92

Lunch with Ella barely wrapped up when Stephanie got back to the studio–and sure enough, Elliot had already dropped the full file on Tyler’s side piece.

Velvet. Just like the s

said.

There was a whole section with her address and phone number too.

Before Stephanie could even step into her office, Jennifer blocked the door. “Boss, I called you three times. Why didn’t you pick up?”

“Phone was on silent. Why? Something blow up?”

It was after hours–what could possibly be that urgent?

Everyone at the studio knew Stephanie had a strict no unnecessary overtime policy.

Jennifer gave her a look. “Mrs. Hart’s here.”

Stephanie’s smile instantly dropped.

Catlin.

‘Again?‘

Fantastic. That woman just couldn’t take a hint. Clearly, if Stephanie didn’t make herself crystal clear soon, Catlin was gonna keep popping up like a bad rash.

Still refusing to sign the disownment papers, this woman really was something else.

“How long’s she been here?”

“Two hours.”

Stephanie whistled low.

‘Persistent. There was no doubt this was about Olivia again.

Just thinking about that smug little text Olivia sent earlier made Stephanie’s fingers twitch.

She was about to head into her office when her phone rang.

Sebastian. She answered, and his voice came through, warm and lazy, like he’d been waiting for her. “What’d you end up eating for lunch?”

“Steak.”

Dry, overcooked, not worth mentioning–but since her first choice got vetoed, she wasn’t in the mood to be picky.

Sebastian chuckled. “I’m downstairs. You coming down, or should I come up?”

Stephanie frowned. “What are you doing here this late?”

“Got something for you.”

“Alright, hang tight.”

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She glanced toward the office. Catlin could wait.

see her blood relatives in action–no

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were officially done, there was still

skin crawl.

Sebastian’s signature ride parked

door, holding it open like always.

car and gave Sebastian a look. “Alright, what’s the

him–calm, intense, and impossible to read–Stephanie’s pulse stumbled.

felt like getting caught in a rip current, no point fighting it, just pulled straight under.

answering, he handed her a velvet box. The second she opened it,

“This is–Sicily Sunrise?”

recognized it

it was

cut, the clarity, the way it caught the light–it wasn’t

it was set into a custom necklace.

voice dropped.

voice a little tight. “This… this is for

His smile was faint, but his tone left no room for argument. “Turn around. Let me

Stephanie was stunned.

This was expensive.

saying no wasn’t even on the table–knowing him, he’d probably kick her out of the car

her hair behind her ear without

in, his breath brushing her skin as he fastened

against her collarbone mixed with the heat of his breath, making her heart stutter in her

like that, with his scent and warmth surrounding her, it

of the

was so familiar, so painfully familiar–it almost made her

adjusted the necklace for

of emotion. “What’s all this for? It’s so expensive.”

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up for

froze for

Her breath caught.

Birthday. Gift.

hit her like a slideshow–the silence, the empty

They were all off in Europe with Olivia.

one text. Not one

a chance.

had the same birthday–they

That part

papers.

stuck in her head was why, after all that, Catlin still refused to

voice

her head, her smile faint. “Nothing. Just… been a while since

left the Giovannis, birthdays stopped meaning anything.

say anything else, Sebastian pulled

was right there under her cheek–strong,

low, rougher than usual. “Still thinking about running off again?”

before she could stop herself, the

the map. She had no reason

like she might disappear if he let

his waist,

hand over her hair, fingers sliding

sorry for. Back then, he was neck–deep in turf wars and putting out fires left and

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