"Sorry, I already have plans tonight."

Tinsley rejected Timothy's invitation without hesitation.

Timothy had been relentless in pursuing her. If she agreed to dinner, the paparazzi lurking in the shadows would snap photos, and by morning, her face would be plastered all over Annenburg's entertainment news.

She refused to give him that opportunity.

Timothy sounded disappointed. "Then maybe another time."

"Oh, by the way, you're attending a party in two days. Can I go with you?"

The Ormond sisters rarely attended banquets. Only the city's most influential families-those with strong ties to the Ormonds-could secure an invitation for them.

Ordinary gatherings had no chance.

Timothy had done his research. In two days, an esteemed matriarch of a wealthy Annenburg family was celebrating her 80th birthday with a grand event. The hostess had a close relationship with Ĕlora's mother, which meant the entire Ormond family would be attending.

Elora went, Tinsley

thank you, Mr.

him down without a

impatience in her expression stopped him. He swallowed his

With a wave of his hand, the convoy of vehicles and bodyguards moved aside,

she got into

I love you!

down the window. She just drove straight into

been stationed outside, locked in a silent standoff with

building. He didn't turn away until

And when that day came, he'd make sure she suffered. He'd find

he still planned to marry her. Only someone with Tinsley's background was worthy of being his wife, worthy of bearing his children. Once they had a child, she'd have no choice but

insert himself into the Ormond family's

decades. It had finally succeeded- almost. One small problem had slipped through their grasp, a child who had managed to escape. But a mere child meant nothing. Whether that

him down and obtained the owner's seal, the totem, and the other symbols

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