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.

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

twitched. She rolled her eyes,

ir

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

shook her head. No way Mom didn’t

stood up. “Let’s go.”

I’m not feeling it–plus,

was dropping by, and Jennifer too. She counted them off on her fingers.

raised an eyebrow. “You sure you’re not coming?”

Ive got a lot going on.”

since he showed up in Long Harbor, her studio schedule had been

coming up, she had to

things up at

talk to Skyriver Travel’s CEO.

she was leaving soon, but she still wanted to make sure the crew who’d been

heading back to Fiorenza

way. There’s a whole team–I’m passing it to Ella.”

ditch people. She wasn’t

the studio hadn’t lost anyone in two

messed up her hair, nodding. “Got

shot Sebastian a look. “Hey, make sure you talk to him, alright? Just tell him I’m stepping back, but my designers are solid–they won’t drop

keeping it simple. “Yeah, sure.”

sneaking onto his face despite himself.

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

see it plain as

for the Hart

wasn’t caving on going out, Sebastian took a

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

Stephanie dug into her plate, she found out

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

frowning “She just got off the plane and

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

nodded, wiped out.

all the energy had been

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

her sometimes, but getting him to stick up for someone? Fat

if

well, she went and pissed off your scary sister

creasing like it hurt to

blinked, totally lost.

dead–end move, she groaned inside.

her fork down. “What’d she do

out a long breath. “Took Sofia’s

froze, her

Sofia’s cash and bolting? That

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

water. “Is Luca just done with Fiorenza or

shook her head, mentally wishing Laica luck.

Sofia to mess with? -She must’ve

oil and

Luca never came out on top.

it off. “Don’t

like she’d lost her mind this

a piece of food. “Why’s she got to mess with either my sister or

like she wanted to dance through

this twist? Insane.

into a total circus–Stephanie could see it

light? Wait–you still call Sebastian

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froze

switched gears that fast. She gave

didn’t matter now, compared to the fire Luca had set.