THE HEIRESS
His presence quieted the chaos.
“Eyes forward,” he murmured, low enough for her alone. “Don’t fuel them.”
“I intend to,” she returned, chin high.
“You mean to or not to?”
“To own the storm,” she corrected, allowing herself a slight smile.
His lips curved…faint, approving. “Then walk in, your grace.”
Inside the gala hall, crystal light cascaded from chandeliers onto rows of financiers pretending righteousness. Champagne shimmered, gossip sharpened, and the orchestra’s strings sang like nerves. Evelyn walked the perimeter alone; even then, eyes followed, dissecting.
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