Chapter 26

The dress I chose to wear to the charity gala with James Reese was one I hadn’t broken in. It had been in my wardrobe for a few years, too expensive to actually wear anywhere. It had also been an expensive purchase. It was a green velvet dress that made me look very curvy. It was elegant and not over the top so that I wouldn’t stand out in the crowd too much.

I would have liked to meet James a few times before the big event so that we could be somewhat acquainted. But instead, we were meeting at the airport to take the flight to Kai’s city of choice.

As I waited for the flight to board, I looked around to see if anyone matched the picture I had seen. I knew he was a good-looking guy.

We were called to board and he still hadn’t shown up. As the number of people left waiting to board dwindled to only a few, I decided to get on the plane without him.

I settled into the first-class seat and after about ten minutes, just before the door