Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

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Stephanie glared at Sebastian, her voice sharp and rushed. “Was that Mom on the phone? You told her everything, didn’t

she wasn’t even sure if he’d let slip the stuff she was terrified about. Her head was all over the place, spinning like crazy.

Her voice shook a little. “What’d you say exactly?”

Please, don’t let it be that she thought to herself

Right then, her heart was stuck in her throat, thumping hard.

Sebastian tweaked her nose with a grin, turning to grab her clothes like he was about to dress her

“What do you think I said?” he teased, keeping it light and chill.

“What do you think? This whole thing between us now! Stephanie snapped.

Sebastian shot her a look, a little smirk pulling at his mouth. She pushed, “How’d you say it?”

She slapped her hands over her face, dread creeping up her spine.

How did he even start? She couldn’t wrap her head around it.

up

himself.

Sebastian just shrugged, totally relaxed. “I just said it straight. Come on, get dressed–I’m taking you out for food.”

Then he started tugging off her pajamas, smooth and unbothered.

Stephanie’s brain froze. She stood there, stuck..

Just said it straight… She repeated it in her head, totally lost.

“So whard Mom say?” she blurted, snapping out of it.

He just said it–but how? She had no idea what he’d actually told her.

Still, she was dying to know their mon’s reaction. Her eyes locked on him, intense.

Sebastian shrugged again. Like I said, I told her, and that’s all

He stayed super calm, still messing with her clothes.

Stephanie’s head was filled with questions.

“Did Mom just go ‘oh, okay‘ too? What did that even mean? She was about to flip out.

Her voice jumped. “So what’s her deal? What’d she think?”

This whole thing had been eating at her since two nights ago. She’d been stressing nonstop about how to tell Mom herself.

Mid–thought, Sebastian finished dressing her, fast and smooth.

He’d snuck in a couple playful touches, but Stephanie was too freaked out to notice.

A quick flash of victory crossed his face, though, his lips twitching up.

She shook it off. “Well Say something!”

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Knowing he’d already called their mom made her brain go blank

Her stomach twisted, and her brows scrunched up tight.

“Chill, she’s not gonna

rolled her eyes, annoyed.

ir

didn’t tell her much. No reaction? Yeah, right–that

Mom

stood up. “Let’s go.”

out there. I’m

Jennifer too. She counted them off

an eyebrow. “You sure you’re

got a lot going on.”

in Long Harbor, her studio schedule had been

coming up, she had to get moving.

wanted to wrap things up at the studio–no loose

“you said you’d talk to Skyriver

she was leaving soon, but she still wanted to make sure the crew who’d been with her for two years

leaned in close. “What, heading back to

gave him a look. “Close it? No way. There’s

people. She wasn’t gonna leave them hanging

two years–not even the front desk

hair, nodding. “Got

make sure you talk to him, alright? Just tell him I’m stepping back,

keeping it simple.

little grin sneaking onto

wondered how the Hart family totally missed this about her–this big, loyal heart–and still

up in Long Harbor, Sebastian could see it plain

the

caving on going out, Sebastian took a call and headed for the door alone.

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yesterday, he’d promised he’d be stuck to her side

lunch, as Stephanie dug into her plate, she found

dropped the news with a tired sigh, his shoulders sagging

grabbed a rib with her fork, frowning “She just got

Her fork laang there, like she couldn’t

wiped out.

voice was flat, like all the energy had been drained out

that a win? You know how it goes–piss off Seb, and no one’s bailing you out.”

Sebastian spoiled her sometimes, but getting him to

shady favors, even if she begged–he wouldn’t budge.

well, she went and pissed off your

his forehead creasing like it hurt to

blinked, totally

a dead–end move, she

“What’d she do to tick off my sister?”

breath. “Took Sofia’s money and ran.”

eyes popped wide. She froze, her

cash and bolting? That took

wasn’t as bad as crossing Sebastian, but Sofia wasn’t

Luca just done with Fiorenza or what?”

shook her head, mentally

to mess with? -She must’ve forgotten how that always turned out.

oil and water

Luca never came

waved it off.

like she’d lost her mind this time–too far

piece of food. “Why’s she got to mess

Nolia’s crew to Long Harbor, like she wanted to dance

twist? Insane.

turn into a total circus–Stephanie could see it

to light?

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froze mid–bite.

fast. She gave him a flat

matter now, compared to the fire