The next morning at 10 a.m., Woolpackton's Grand Garethy Hotel was bustling on its top-floor banquet hall.It was not Ol' Mare's fanciest spot—just a four-star hotel—but with the year-end holidays still in full swing, snagging any room was a win. The holidays were the reason Amber's classmates could
Alexander slipped away unnoticed, and Amber's old classmates were too wrapped up in their revelry to care. They were toasting and laughing, lost in the joy of the reunion. Gael, in particular, was laying it on thick with Amber, egging her on to drink."I've had enough," Amber protested.The clock wa
In the hallway outside the VIP room, Gael called out, "Amber!"Gael raced toward Amber, his face flushed with heat and his eyes blazing with unmasked desire. "It's just us now, so let's cut to the chase."Do you dream of the Chesire family making it big in Province Town? It's a cutthroat place, and
At the corridor's end, Amber's face was a mask of despair.Gael had her cornered against the wall. She was a mix of tears and screams, fighting back with all she had. Gael, with eyes like fiery coals, kept puckering his lips, nearly planting them on her neck time and again."Amber, just give up, you
"Yeah, make him apologize to Gael!"In the hallway, several women helped Gael steady himself and wiped away the blood while they berated Amber and Alexander. "We're supposed to be friends. How could you let this happen to Gael?""Good thing Gael's got a big heart. If he'd called the police, you'd be
The moment Gael lost his temper, the security guards knew better than to waste another second. They whipped out their walkie-talkies urgently. "Mister Bacco, we've got trouble on the top floor. Mister Gael Fabin from the private room's been attacked, and it looks bad…""What are you telling me? Who'
The moment Alexander's text buzzed in, Drake sprang into action instantly.In a flash, he was out the door, still in his pricey silk PJs, with 'Ghost Sword' Wilhelm, the unbeaten champ of Province Town, by his side. They bolted from the back of Rectewald Mall's posh estates, Drake's slippers flappin
Gael's father-in-law, Bram Yablon, head of the Yablon clan, became a household name. The Yablon Pharma Group's smashing entry onto the NASDAK ballooned the family fortune to billions, catapulting them into Woolpackton's elite.For Gael, Bram was the last hope, the ace up his sleeve. Even the shadowy