Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

hapter 174

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.

she blurted, head down, booking it

go. “Uh…

after her, heart

Stephanie were wild–especially that guy. His stare could freeze a

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

her face. “What’re you

“She almost yanked Lorenzo’s

eyes went

to dodge that. Macro’s words tripped her

snow again.

spun around. locking Macro with a glare so icy it could’ve cut through metal.

usual cocky, carefree vibe he rocked with Macro? Gone. Now he looked

lip twitched. She glanced at Ella hightailing it

do that, she said, dead serious, brow all creased.

her hair with a lazy grin.

dirty look. “Keep talking like that,

run their mouth as

shrugged, smirking, “Hey, I’m just saying what I

belt into

slipped, alright? Lorenzo was just close enough to

happen, she could figure it out.

some wild move–when you’re falling,

happened to grab the most awkward thing

Sebastian shut him down

now?”

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

try was begging for a midnight beatdown–bag over the

“I didn’t even say

“Oh, you’ve

this guy got going, it was like he wanted you to

gave her a weird look,

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

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

mess?”

outside was a thin sheet

in his eyes. “Sir,

sleeve lightly, jumping in. They cleaned it earlier.

butler shot her a thankful look, letting out a

hour ago,

but with the cold biting and snow stacking up, it was pointless.

feet. ‘Go change your shoes.”

it,” she said with a

grabbing a fresh pair of dry slippers in

stuff to sort out, so they headed to the

to swap her shoes when her phone buzzed–Ella, calling and

was an accident. Just

voice broke over the phone, panic spilling

zap back

never felt so

so humiliated.

firm. “Just stay

act like some laid–back rich kid, but he was trouble–hard to figure

I didn’t mean to–did I actually

out by now: the people around Stephanie weren’t exactly

with a bullet in him. That was how

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sighed. “Alright, I’ll say something. But you probably

but no guarantees it’d

Sebastian were headed back to

Sebastian wasn’t around, Lorenzo

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

to be his belt buckle. Thank God I didn’t pull his pants down, or I’d be done for, she added, her voice jumping with desperation.