Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

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Lorenzo looked like bed walked off a movie set–sharp, rugged features carved just right.

His glasses had hit the ground in the fall, and now those icy, deep eyes sliced through the dim light like a knife.

Anyone tight with Sebastian wasn’t exactly the cuddly type. Throw in that tattoo peeking out from his collar, and the guy screamed trouble–like a flashing red flag you couldn’t miss.

Ella went stiff under that energy, too freaked to even blink, just standing there like a spooked animal.

Lorenzo’s eyes tightened, giving her a slow, cold look–over.

Macro grabbed her wrist, laying on the sarcasm thick. “Oh, come on, girl, where’s your class? Grabbing a dude’s belt the first time you meet! Might as well pull his pants down and get straight to it!”

“I–I didn’t mean to!” Ella sputtered, scrambling to explain herself.

She couldn’t believe what Macro just said. She wasn’t trying to flirt or anything.

Macro eyed her iron grip on the belt and frowned.

Jennifer, meanwhile, was just as thrown. Seeing Ella hooked onto Lorenzo’s belt–of all things–left her frozen, mouth hanging open

Ella’s panicked eyes shot to Lorenzo. “I swear, I didn’t mean it! I’m so sorry, so sorry–she rambled, words tumbling over

each other.

Macro rolled his eyes. “Then let go already, genius!”

He added. “What’s your problem? Apologizing like crazy but still holding on like a leech?

Ella met Lorenzo’s stare–those deep, killer eyes–and her heart kicked into panic mode. Her brain just shut down, blank

with fear.

“Sorry, she mumbled again, voice shaky as hell.

Jennifer finally snapped out of it, blinking at the disaster in front of her.

She jumped in, grabbing Ella’s hand. “Alright, alright, you’ve said sorry a hundred times–let go already!

Ella blinked, out of it. “Huh?”

Stephanie had seen Sebastian’s car roll up but hadn’t spotted him inside, so she’d gone out to check it out

One step outside, and there was Lorenzo, down on one knee in the snowy muck, with Ella’s little pale hand latched onto his belt like it was her last hope.

Her eyes brugged out. “What the-

“Ella, what are you- She started, then stopped, totally floored.

Stephanie showing up snapped Ella back. She jerked her hand away like it was on fire, her face lighting up red–bright,

tornato red

I didn’t mean it, she muttered, dying of embarrassment.

She wanted to disappear, maybe melting into the snow.

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Lorenzo got up, brushing off his wrinkled clothes slow and smooth–like he was too cool to care.

His face was all grumpy, and without a word, he turned and headed for the house

Sebastian saw Stephanie and frowned. “Why’re you out here? You’re not even dressed for this cold”

Stephanie pulled her coat tighter. “You weren’t coming in, so I came to see what’s up.”

She started toward Ella, worried. “Ella, you good?”

Ella’s face was blazing, red as a stoplight.

got to go. Bye” she blurted, head down, booking it like she’d just

go.

hustled after her, heart still pounding.

that guy. His stare could

Stephanie, all sly and poking fun. “Stefi, your

face. “What’re you

almost yanked Lorenzo’s pants

went huge. “What?”

it far enough to dodge that. Macro’s words tripped her up, and she stumbled, nearly

snow again.

glare so icy it

usual cocky, carefree vibe he rocked with Macro? Gone. Now he looked straight–up dangerous.

She glanced at Ella hightailing it away,

that, she said, dead serious, brow all

up her hair with a lazy grin. “You’re really buying

dirty look. “Keep talking like that,

groaned inside. She’d never met anyone who could run their mouth as shamelessly as

I’m just saying what I saw. No

slip had almost turned Lorenzo’s belt into a front–row

Lorenzo was just close

without watching it happen, she could figure it out.

wild move–when you’re falling, you snatch whatever’s nearby. Pure reflex.

just happened to grab the most awkward thing

him down with a cold, sharp stare.

now?”

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knew the deal: Lorenzo could talk smack,

a midnight beatdown–bag

pouted, mumbling. “I didn’t even

eyes. “Oh, you’ve said more than

guy got going, it was like he wanted you

gave her a weird

been born

melted snow. Sebastian glanced down, then at the butler. “Why’s the porch still

mess?”

thin sheet of ice when they’d stepped

butler went pale, panic in his eyes.

lightly, jumping in. They cleaned it earlier. It’s just

butler shot her a thankful look, letting out a shaky

ago, the staff

the cold biting and

Stephanie’s soggy feet. ‘Go change your shoes.”

it,” she said with a quick nod, all

a fresh pair of dry slippers

to sort out, so they headed to the study after tossing out a

up the stairs to swap her shoes when her phone

“I know it was an accident. Just not sure

What’re you saying?” Ella’s voice broke over the phone, panic spilling out.

wishing she could zap back in time and

felt

so humiliated.

stay

might act like some laid–back rich kid,

didn’t mean to–did I actually tick him off? Stefi, you’ve got to back me up here. please!”

now: the people around

was stuck in the hospital with a bullet in him. That was how crazy it

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you probably won’t

over, sure, but no guarantees it’d matter.

to Fiorenza soon–just

around, Lorenzo wouldn’t

kept rambling, still rattled. “Oh my God, Stefi, you don’t even know–I

buckle. Thank God I didn’t pull his pants down,