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Chapter 31
Forty minutes later, Layla had excused herself to check in with Izabella, but in reality, she had snuck out on the back patio. The tasteful LED lights lit her way as she stepped onto the lawn. Layla assumed Alec was trying to describe the garden maze. She entered it. There were four different ways to get in and out of it. Small garden lights were posted in the brown mulch around the thick hedges.
Layla turned a corner. She had seen him leave the dining room when they had already taken several bites of the baked Alaska. Clearing her throat, she smiled as she remembered the look on his face when the waiter set it on fire in the silver mobile serving dish.
She turned another corner. Damn it, where is he? I don’t have long.
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