She touched her lips. “Is it my lipstick again?” He rubbed the corner of her mouth, wiping away the tint that had spread. His hands rose, and he tilted her hat, settling it at an angle. “Now, you’re perfect.” A burst of happiness lit her heart as she made her way back outside and into the sunshine
Rodrigo smiled. “He will.” “You took her to meet Xerxes?” his mom asked. Her surprised gaze alternated between Rodrigo and Jade before she fixed it on Rodrigo. “That’s a first.” “What’s a first?” His father asked, putting an arm around his wife. “Rodrigo took Jade to meet Xerxes.” She faced her s
As promised, a black Jaguar had been waiting for her when she’d stepped out of her apartment building. Anthony had already been seated inside. They’d been on the road for over an hour now, passing through miles of farms and forest land. Few homes were interspaced in between. Up ahead, she saw severa
In front of her, Rodrigo’s house glittered under the plethora of lit lights. The entrance to the main house from here was guarded by two security personnel, indicating clearly that the main house was off-limits to the guests. Her heart skipped. It was all just too much. Doubt crept into her. What
A burst of giggles from his right caught his attention. He swept his glance over the group of socialites, some married and some not, who had their eyes on him. They whispered and giggled amongst themselves, talking about him. A few of them gave him coy looks. He didn’t even give them a second glanc
She sent him some more laughing emojis. Anticipation sang in his blood. He ached to be alone with her now. “Hiding again?” His mother’s cheerful voice made him turn. He locked and pocketed his phone. He gave her a smile. “You know what it’s like for me.” “I do.” She came to stand beside him, look
His eyes returned to Jade. She was now standing with a group of people surrounding a female politician who was known to use any platform to voice and enforce her political views. Very slowly, as if bored by the topic, Jade backed out of the group and slipped away. He smiled. Yeah, he couldn’t imagin
Thirty minutes remained, and then she’d meet Rodrigo again. The spark firing inside her shot up with every second that ticked by. She scanned the crowd for him and couldn’t find him again. This whole place was so huge that she’d barely glimpsed him throughout the night. The only time she’d managed t