married for show
My vibrant ginger curls were styled into a voluminous, fierce mane that framed my pristine, makeup-free face, save for a perfect swipe of gloss on my lips.
I had brought Betty, my new lady’s maid, along to carry the heavy, glossy designer shopping bags. I was planning a lavish, high-profile welcome-home celebration to cement my status as the undisputed Mrs. Ray, and I needed the finest imports Manhattan had to offer.
But as we walked past the tinted, frosted glass windows of The Regency’s private café lounge, my sharp green eyes caught a very familiar silhouette through the glass.
Alex.
He was sitting in a reunited corner with Victoria Davenport, his broad shoulders wound impossibly tigh