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Nerthus

I gasp, turning towards Arawn as Goldman takes up on my invitation and walks towards us. “Can we ask him if Danny can keep the dog?”

“No,” he chuckles, taking a sip of his drink. “And we are not keeping the dog.”

I pout as I want to keep the dog as well. “But we would be saving him. Goldman wouldn’t have the funds to keep him anyway.”

Arawn cracks up as Goldman reaches us and holds out his hand to greet him politely. “Hey, Goldman, so nice to see you again.”

I smile, keeping my hands around my glass of champagne as I watch the men greeting each other.

“Likewise,” he mumbles in response and pulls at his jacket but doesn’t proceed in introducing his company to us, so I guess she is bought company.

He is probably regretting paying for her as he could use the money.

Poor girl.

“Well,” I say with a smile, putting my hand on Arawn’s arm. “We just had the most fantastic time in Sicily. Have you ever been in Italy, Laurent? It’s magical.”

He distorts his face into a mask of