THE WOMAN WHOM HE COULDN'T BREAK
Same room, same lights, same suffocating perfection.
Only back then, she’d been nineteen, naïve, broke, too trusting. She’d thought being invited into this world meant she belonged. She’d been wrong. Her fingers tightened around her clutch.
Not tonight. Tonight, she wasn’t the prey. “Champagne, ma’am?” A waiter appeared beside her, she took a glass. “Thank you.” Then she looked up and saw him.
Jack Knight. Hecentre near the centre of the room, dressed in a flawless black tuxedo, smiling as he entertained a group of investors. Exactly as she remembered. Polished, confident, and untouchable.