Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 187

Chapter 187

Elliot quietly left the lounge to give Stephanie and Sebastian some space.

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Sebastian rubbed Stephanie’s back soothingly, comforting her like he would a child. “Alright, don’t cry. I’ve punished Jonny, okay?”

“Jonny? Who’s that?” She had no idea who he was.

“He handles security in the Shallow Bay Area,” Sebastian said.

Stephanie paused, then said, “Actually, Richard’s just too sneaky. You don’t have to be so hard on your own people, right?” She was sure Richard, with his schemes, had set this up.

Sebastian chuckled. Their time apart hadn’t been long, but Stephanie was still scared. She’d tried to reach him, worried about being separated for too long again.

Sebastian leaned down and kissed her softly.

Stephanie lightly poked his palm. “Did you hear that?”

“Yeah, Sebastian murmured, pulling her closer as the room seemed to grow warmer with the growing intimacy between

them.

Just as Sebastian was about to lose himself in the moment, Elliot knocked on the door. “Mr. Giovanni,” he called out, his voice cooling the mood instantly.

Stephanie burrowed into Sebastian’s arms like a scared rabbit.

Sebastian’s face was etched with frustration. “What’s going on?” he asked.

Elliot replied, “Something went wrong.”

Sebastian frowned, glancing at Stephanie, whose heart tightened at Elliot’s words.

‘What could go wrong in Paginara? Is Richard up to something again? That jerk… I should have let his own dog take a bite out of him,‘ she thought to herself.

Sebastian gently lifted her and set her on the small bed. “Get some rest, or maybe take a shower?” He knew Stephanie had been on edge all day after running around for so long.

But at the mention of a “shower,” Stephanie was taken aback, then her face turned red with embarrassment.

and left the

were a mess–torn and snagged from the escape. She’d only focused on her face,

what Elliot meant by “something went wro when she emerged from the bathroom, Sebastian was already

and

showered quickly, assuming he hadn’t returned yet. So she walked out without dressing–only to see Sebastian

Stephanie saw him, she froze. Her face

back.

His Adam’s apple

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unable to cover her body with her hands, ignored him and hurried back into the bathroom. When she came out again,

tips of her toes, pink from the heat. A sly grin crossed his

then said

Are you planning to use that as an excuse forever, Stefi? He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her.

it still hurts, really. I just can’t… She was

jerk’s turf,” she

smile widened as he thought about

never a good man, Stephanie said quietly. If it weren’t for him, she and Sebastian wouldn’t have been apart for so long. He had only made things worse for Sebastian during

Stephanie nestled into him, feeling safe and comfortable. It reminded her of her childhood, when she would just let Sebastian take

glanced down and noticed her little nose was a bit red, her

and with Sebastian’s gentle touch, she felt herself drifting

of the towel slipping a bit. She’d grown up so much, and seeing those half- covered curves made him

anything. She asked lazily, “Elliot said something went wrong. Is that jerk causing

Sebastian said. He was sure Richard was busy dealing with his own issues regarding Finn and didn’t have

eyes. “Then what’s going on?”

back to

brow furrowed. “Aren’t we going back to Fiorenza? I miss

accepting on the phone,

relationship with Sebastian was progressing, but her mom’s unexpected reaction had really

almost dry, Sebastian tossed the towel aside. “How about I take you home

“What?” Stephanie blinked.

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