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He wasn’t looking at anyone in particular, just staring into his glass, fingers slowly turning it in place. Still, for now, the room was warm with laughter. -- I placed my fork down gently on the edge of my plate, wiping the corners of my mouth with my napkin. I leaned slightly forward, eyes narrowing playfully as I looked across the table at Serena, who was still giggling from Raymond’s embarrassing sprinkler story. “Serena,” I said, tilting my head. “So... tell me. What’s Paris like?” She blinked, surprised. “Oh. Uh, Paris?” She smiled. “It’s magical, really. A little chaotic, but in a good way. Full of history, energy… people who think their coffee is superior to everyone else’s.”

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Chapter 25 (Sophia's POV) Paris was beautiful in the morning. I'd forgotten that. Or perhaps I'd never properly noticed, every previous Paris trip had been consumed entirely by work, by collections, by the relentless forward momentum that had defined my life since I was twenty-two and Laurent Luxe was held together by determination and very little else. This morning I noticed. I stood on the hotel balcony with coffee and watched the city wake up slowly, the way cities that understood their own significance always did, unhurried and certain.

Not for herself. For what could make Henri Beaumont look like that. Slowly, she took the notebook from his hands. And saw the first page. At the top sat a title written in Claire Martin's handwriting. Large. Deliberate. Impossible to misunderstand. THE MEN WHO OWN PARIS And beneath it sat a list of names. One of them was Sebastien Fournier. Another was Victor Armand. And several others belonged to people who were still very powerful today.

We go for a walk along the Seine, go rowing in Bois de Vincennes, climb the Sacré-Cœur and finish the day watching the sunset from the Arc De Triomphe. It was a wonderful day, not because of all the things we got to do, but because we did them together. That night when Paige and I have sex, it feels different. More intimate. We make love. Ever since we left New York, I’ve noticed that Paige has gotten a little more affectionate. I guess it’s the Paris effect. I can’t say I’m complaining. The next morning it’s Paige’s 30th birthday. She wakes up to me serving her breakfast in bed.

“What? Do I have something on my face?” “No, it’s not that.” He says quickly. “I was just admiring.” “Oh.” My cheeks redden. “So what exactly are we doing in Paris?” “I figured we could see the Eiffel Tower, anything you want to do.” He tells me. “Alright.” I smile, as I eagerly wait to arrive in Paris. I pluck out a book from my backpack, it’s a cheesy romance novel that Emily sneaked in while I wasn’t looking, though she did promise I was going to love it even though I am not a fan of romance.

I turned to find a young man with kind eyes and a name tag that read "Philippe." "Just browsing," I said. "This place is wonderful." "We think so. First time in Paris?" "How did you know?" He smiled. "You have that look. The one people get when they're falling in love with the city." "Is it that obvious?" "Completely. But it's charming. Too many people come to Paris and act like they've seen it all before. It's refreshing when someone appreciates it properly." I ended up buying three books, including a gorgeous photography collection of Parisian architecture. Philippe wrapped them carefully in brown paper tied with a string.

The next day, Jean-Baptiste picked me up in a vintage car, looking even more handsome in casual clothes. "Ready for real Paris?" he asked. "As ready as I'll ever be." He took me to a bookshop that was part library, part café, part time capsule. Books in French and English covered every surface. Readers sprawled in chairs, sipping coffee and completely absorbed. "This place is magical," I breathed. "Yes. I come here when I need to remember why I love this city." He ordered us coffees. "So, American girl. What brings you to Paris looking so sad?"

A morning like this should be foggy, misty at the least, but in contrast to their mood it looked determined to be a story-book perfect day in Paris - only without any glances shared between them. Ever since the moment they arrived in Paris, Grace noticed a shift in Maverick’s mood. She tried not to glance his way as the driver approached a multi-storey hotel. la grâce. The red neon sign read as the car stopped. Maverick had surprised her with many things today. First his private jet and now his hotel in Paris. She knew he was rich, but now she was pondering if he was a billionaire. Maverick opened the door and with his long legs, he stepped outside. Grace gulped scrambling over to his side a

She was now reclining on the rich green leather sofa, pointing the remote control at the widest television screen Clare had ever seen, which brooded in the opposite corner. ‘They’ve got a great porn channel here,’ Francesca commented. ‘Just in case we can’t think of anything better to do . . .’ A bottle of chilled champagne was waiting in a silver bucket on a glass-topped table. Clare popped the bottle open and poured two glasses. ‘Vive la France,’ Francesca sighed happily, raising her glass to the view. ‘I love these big windows, don’t you?’ She had leapt up from the sofa and was now drawing back the raw silk curtains and looking down on the street below. ‘And Paris is the perfect place for