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.

up, dodging Stephanie. “1-1 got to go. Bye” she blurted, head down, booking it like she’d just robbed a

go. “Uh…

hustled after her, heart still pounding.

people around Stephanie were wild–especially that guy.

grinned at Stephanie, all sly and poking fun. “Stefi, your friend’s got some nerve, huh?”

scrunched her face. “What’re you talking

“She almost yanked Lorenzo’s pants off in

eyes went

it far enough to dodge that. Macro’s words tripped her up,

snow again.

locking Macro with a glare so icy it could’ve cut

with Macro? Gone. Now he

twitched. She glanced at Ella hightailing it away, then flicked her eyes to

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

with a lazy grin. “You’re really buying

Macro a dirty look. “Keep talking like that,

run

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

slip had almost turned Lorenzo’s belt into a front–row strip tease, right?

Lorenzo was just close enough

watching it happen, she could figure

move–when you’re falling,

grab the most awkward thing

push back, but Sebastian shut him down with a cold, sharp

now?”

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the deal: Lorenzo could talk smack, but you

begging for a midnight beatdown–bag over the head,

mumbling. “I didn’t even say

eyes. “Oh, you’ve said more than

it was like he wanted

her a weird look, then

thought, ‘should’ve been born mute. Less

slippers were wet with melted snow. Sebastian glanced down, then at the butler.

mess?”

sheet of ice when

went pale, panic in his eyes. “Sir,

jumping in. They cleaned it earlier. It’s just too

butler shot her a thankful look, letting out a shaky breath.

hour ago, the staff

the cold biting and snow stacking up, it

feet.

she said with a quick nod,

pair of dry slippers in no time flat.

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

up the stairs to swap her shoes when her phone buzzed–Ella,

“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 wipe out that

felt

so humiliated.

firm. “Just stay away from him

rich kid, but he

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

now: the people around Stephanie weren’t exactly

a bullet in him. That was

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But you

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

headed back to Fiorenza

if Sebastian wasn’t around, Lorenzo

my God, Stefi, you don’t even know–I slipped and couldn’t stop myself. I just grabbed whatever was close!”

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