Chapter 122

But if she were Azure, she couldn’t have made it back so fast. The route to Prestige Penthouses passed by the stadium, and traffic was a mess tonight because of the concert going on. The crowd wouldn’t clear out until past eleven and he got stuck in a ten–minute jam.

Then again, the thought was almost laughable. If Natalie had the chops, why would she settle for playing second fiddle, accepting slaps to the face without fighting back?

He was overthinking it.

Silently, he moved to the side of the bed where she lay, a faint perfume lingering in the air, tantalizing his senses.

It made sense, though. She had been alone abroad for years. How could she have survived in Bluestar without external help?

Kellan swooping in wasn’t her fault. It was his mistake. He admitted it and regretted it.

He lay down beside Natalie, clothed, and reached across the sheets to encircle her waist.

Natalie stiffened slightly, sensing his touch.

he whispered, eyes closed, right beside her

else would he be so calm, even holding her as they slept?

had barely shed her clothes and

at the door, giving her a moment to catch her breath, she would have

was

he suddenly asked softly, “How much money

expected him to bring up King

“If you can’t figure it

trying to compensate for

softly, “Some things can’t be undone with

a hundred,” he cut in abruptly before she could finish.

Natalie frowned, “You…”

his breath hot in her

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clutched the bedsheets beneath her, daring not to move again.

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