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 out

twitched. She rolled

ir

tell her much. No reaction? Yeah, right–that wasn’t her mom, no way.

No way Mom didn’t have

up.

there. I’m not feeling it–plus, Ella’s coming over

She counted them

raised an eyebrow. “You sure you’re

sighed. Ive got a lot going on.”

Harbor, her studio schedule

up, she had to get moving.

wanted to wrap things up at the studio–no

and,” she added, “you said you’d talk to Skyriver Travel’s CEO. Did

she still wanted to make sure the

close. “What, heading back to Fiorenza and

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

couldn’t just ditch people. She wasn’t

in two years–not even the front desk

messed up her hair, nodding. “Got

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

nodded, keeping it simple.

sneaking

the Hart family totally missed this about her–this big, loyal

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

the Hart crew

Sebastian took a call and headed

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he’d promised he’d be stuck to her side starting today

into her plate, she found out Luca had already

news with a tired sigh, his

frowning “She just

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

nodded, wiped out. “Yup”

all the energy

raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that a win? You know how it goes–piss off Seb, and no

him to stick up for someone?

favors, even if

went and pissed off

it, his forehead creasing like it

totally lost.

a dead–end move,

“What’d she do to tick off my

let out a long breath. “Took

eyes popped wide. She froze, her brain stalling

and bolting?

as bad as crossing Sebastian, but Sofia wasn’t exactly a pushover either.

grabbed her water. “Is Luca just done

mentally wishing Laica luck.

must’ve forgotten how that always turned out.

clashed like oil and water every ti

never came out on

waved it off.

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

she got to mess with either

Long Harbor, like she wanted

twist?

to turn into a total circus–Stephanie could see

light? Wait–you still call Sebastian brother?

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hand froze mid–bite.

She gave

didn’t matter now, compared to the fire Luca