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.

Stephanie. “1-1 got to go. Bye” she blurted, head down, booking it

go. “Uh… what?”

after her, heart still

wild–especially that guy. His stare could freeze a

and poking fun. “Stefi, your friend’s got some nerve,

scrunched her face. “What’re you talking about?”

“She almost yanked Lorenzo’s pants off in front

eyes went huge. “What?”

enough to dodge that. Macro’s words tripped her

snow again.

a glare so icy it could’ve cut

with Macro?

Ella hightailing it away, then flicked her eyes

way she’d do that, she said, dead serious,

reached over, messing up her hair with a lazy grin.

Macro a dirty look. “Keep talking like that,

anyone who could run

“Hey, I’m just saying what

belt into a front–row

“She slipped, alright? Lorenzo was just close

it happen, she could figure it

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

the most awkward thing possible.

opened his mouth to push back, but Sebastian shut him down with

now?”

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knew the deal: Lorenzo could talk smack, but you didn’t dish it

was begging for a midnight beatdown–bag

mumbling. “I didn’t even say

her eyes. “Oh, you’ve said more than enough.”

like he wanted you to sink through

a weird look, then clammed up.

thought, ‘should’ve been born mute. Less hassle.

down, then

mess?”

a thin sheet of ice when

in his eyes. “Sir, 1–it’s-”

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

butler shot her a thankful look, letting out a shaky

wasn’t lying–half an hour ago, the staff

their asses all day, but with the cold biting and snow stacking up, it was

eyed Stephanie’s soggy feet. ‘Go

said with a quick

fresh pair of dry slippers in no time

and Lorenzo had stuff to sort out, so they headed to the study after tossing

halfway up the stairs to swap her shoes when her

sighed. “I know it was an accident. Just not sure Lorenzo’s buying

What’re you saying?” Ella’s voice broke over the phone,

zap back in time and wipe out that whole embarrassing

never felt

so humiliated.

firm. “Just stay away from

laid–back rich kid,

mean to–did I actually tick him off? Stefi, you’ve got to back me up here.

people around

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

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I’ll say something. But you probably won’t

smooth things over, sure, but no guarantees

back to Fiorenza soon–just a matter

if Sebastian wasn’t around,

you don’t even know–I slipped and couldn’t stop myself. I

pants down, or I’d be done for, she added,