Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 171

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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.

cheek, smirking “Chill, she’s not gonna freak

twitched. She rolled her eyes,

ir

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

way Mom

up. “Let’s

freezing out there. I’m not

She counted them off on her

“You sure

Ive got a

since he showed up in Long Harbor, her studio

coming up, she had

wanted to wrap things up at the studio–no

added, “you said you’d talk to Skyriver

wanted to make sure the crew who’d been with her for two

“What, heading back to Fiorenza and closing the

gave him a look. “Close it? No way. There’s a whole team–I’m passing it to

ditch people. She

anyone in two

messed up her hair,

him, alright? Just tell him I’m stepping back, but my designers are solid–they won’t drop

keeping it simple.

little grin sneaking onto his face

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

in Long Harbor, Sebastian could see it plain as day: Stephanie wasn’t leaving even a shred

for the

took a call and headed

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

into her plate, she found out Luca had already

with a tired sigh, his shoulders sagging like he’d been beat.

a rib with her fork, frowning “She just got off the

her off. Her fork laang there, like she couldn’t believe

wiped

the energy had been

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

her sometimes, but getting him to stick up

shady favors, even if she

his temples. “Yeah, well, she went

winced just saying it, his forehead creasing like it hurt to

blinked, totally lost.

about a dead–end move, she groaned inside.

her fork down. “What’d she do to tick off

a long breath. “Took

popped wide. She froze, her brain stalling

cash and bolting? That took some

but

grabbed her water. “Is Luca just done with Fiorenza or what?”

shook her head, mentally wishing Laica luck.

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

two clashed like oil and water every

came

off. “Don’t

her mind this time–too far gone.

food. “Why’s she got to mess with

Harbor, like she wanted to dance through

this twist?

a total circus–Stephanie could

one to light? Wait–you still call Sebastian brother? Man

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froze

always switched gears that fast. She gave him a flat stare.

to the fire Luca had set.