Two worlds that collide
Roman noted, swirling the wine she had selected.
"And you speak like someone who’s spent too much time in the dark," she shot back.
"The dark is where things are honest," Roman said, his voice dropping an octave. "No one wears a mask in the shadows, Maya. There’s no point."
Vivienne felt a shiver run down her spine. For the first time, she felt like someone was actually seeing her—not the Blackwood Heiress, not the Mayor’s future wife, but the woman beneath it all. She felt a terrifying, exhilarating pull toward him. He was a mystery, a "gangster" as Chloe had called him, with his tatted hands and his serious face. And yet, she felt more alive in this booth than she had in the library wit
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