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Chapters (73)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. PRAISE FOR K. BROMBERG
  4. ALSO WRITTEN BY K. BROMBERG
  5. CHAPTER ONE
  6. CHAPTER TWO
  7. CHAPTER THREE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR
  9. CHAPTER FIVE
  10. CHAPTER SIX
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT
  13. CHAPTER NINE
  14. CHAPTER TEN
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  44. CHAPTER FORTY
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  49. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  50. CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
  51. CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
  52. CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
  53. CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
  54. CHAPTER FIFTY
  55. CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
  56. CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
  57. CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
  58. CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
  59. CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
  60. CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
  61. CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
  62. CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
  63. CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
  64. CHAPTER SIXTY
  65. CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
  66. CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
  67. CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
  68. CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
  69. CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
  70. CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
  71. EPILOGUE
  72. EPILOGUE TWO
  73. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

He eyes me as I move about the suite. “What are you doing?” he asks.

“Getting changed.” Anything to change the subject and make me stop thinking about your lips and how soft they are.

“For?”

“Well, I can’t exactly wear this wedding dress on the plane. I’m sure your stylist would prefer it back sooner rather than later.”

“Huh.” I can sense his displeasure.

I reach back to unclasp the necklace but struggle with it. “Jase? Can you help me with this? I’m sure the jeweler you got this on loan from will need this back as well.”

“On loan from?” he asks as I glance over to him.

His jacket is off now, his hands are shoved in his pockets as he rests his shoulder against the wall, but it’s the muscle ticking in his jaw that catches my eye.

“Yes. Isn’t that how this all works?” I look around but don’t see it. “Did whoever move our stuff bring the box up here?”

“That’s not how I roll, Hendrix.”

“Meaning?”

“When I give gifts, I don’t get them on loan from the jeweler, and I sure as shit don’t want them back.”

Oh. Oh. He bought this for me? “But I was under the impression—I thought it was—”

“It’s for you. I saw it and was smitten with it.” His smile is tight but his eyes soften. “It suits you.”

I gulp as my fingers worry over it. This cost a ton of money. I know it had to. “I . . . I can’t accept this.”

“You did. You will.” He moves over to me and studies it for a beat before surprising me and pressing a chaste kiss on my lips. “Now, are we ready to see what the night will bring?”

“What? I thought we were leaving—”

“I know this is fake, but I celebrate all firsts in life. You never get them back so my theory is you better damn well remember them.”

“Meaning?”

“Meaning the night is yours. What do you want to do? Have a nice dinner? Eat sushi on a rooftop? Go to a club? Party? Sleep? You tell me, and we’ll do it.” He holds his hands out toward the windows and the sparkling lights beyond. “The city is yours.”

He looks back over his shoulder at me, his grin wide, and I know I’m in serious trouble.

I may have made all kinds of promises to myself, so what is it about him that makes me want to break every single one of them?

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Gizmo

My head pounds like a fucking beat I’d never drum.

At least I’d have enough sense not to when the tequila is still wearing off—or maybe still wreaking havoc on my system.