Contracted as the Italian’s BrideHis Assistant’s New York Awakening by Julia James & Emmy Grayson

Author:Julia James & Emmy Grayson [James, Julia & Grayson, Emmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2023-09-23T22:01:11+00:00

Evolet Grey walked back into the ballroom and, despite her best intentions, found her eyes drifting to the small alcove at the edge of the space. Awareness filled her body as her eyes connected once more with that of the handsome behemoth of a man lounging in a wingback chair. Others might’ve perceived his posture as relaxed, but he reminded her of a predator lying in wait, deceptively calm as he waited for his prey to come closer. A shiver danced down her spine, but God help her, she couldn’t look away.

Her gaze traveled down over his black tuxedo, stark against the white of the chair, and then back up to his face. Notes danced in her head, landing on the imaginary staff lines she’d conjured and creating a brooding, sensual melody for the mystery man in the alcove.

Classically handsome. Dark brown hair worn thick on top and short on the sides. The aloof expression on his square face, coupled with the slight hollows beneath his cheekbones, made him seem cold, distant.

Except for his eyes. A hint of something wild lurked beneath the tightly buttoned-up surface.

That hint of wild did funny things to her insides. Like quicken her heartbeat and make heat pool low in her belly.

Stop.

She looked away, cutting off the naughty direction of her errant thoughts. She made her way over to the bar closest to the stage. It wasn’t every day she got to have a drink in a hotel like the Winchester. The ballroom was a little more modern than she’d prefer, with soaring pillars and floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked Central Park just across the street. But still, she had to acknowledge, elegantly done up for tonight’s gala. Whoever had planned tonight’s event had money with a capital M. A dance floor of wood so dark it was almost black dominated the center of the room. White chairs and couches had been clustered around the edges, creating intimate spaces for one to escape to if they needed a breather or a quiet place to conduct business. The walls glowed with blue-and-violet lighting. A minor detail, but it managed to make the space feel intimate even though there were close to five hundred people milling about dressed in their most glamorous clothes.

A woman passed by in a backless red dress with several feet of silk trailing after her. A man walked by with an actual monocle trimmed in what she guessed were real diamonds.

Evolet’s stomach did a nervous roll. This wasn’t her world. Far from it. She hadn’t felt it onstage. There she had been in control, in her element. But out here, among the jewelry and the haute couture clothes and the scent of money thick in the air, she felt like a nobody.

¡Para!

A smile curved her lips as she heard her adoptive mother Constanza’s husky voice in her head. She was every bit loving and supportive but had zero tolerance for self-pity and no patience for those who placed value on money rather than family.

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