"Wait a second!"

James stepped in front of Briony, his expression stern. "We just got off a plane, and now you want Bryn to hop on another long-haul flight? Even a pack mule would call it quits by now!"

"Exactly!" Stella pulled Briony over to her side and glared at Stewart, her voice brimming with outrage. "If you want to go chasing after love like a lunatic, that's your business. Bryn isn't about to join you on your wild goose chase!"

Stewart fixed his gaze on James, his eyes cold and unreadable.

He was a little taller than James, and dressed head-to-toe in his usual black, he radiated an intimidating presence that was hard to ignore.

"This is between me and Briony. You have no right to interfere."

James didn't back down in the slightest. His brows were knitted in defiance, and

the handsome lines of his face were set with the stubborn pride of youth.

"Whatever concerns Bryn concerns me that's all there is to it!"

His voice rang out, clear and unyielding.

At that, Stewart's brows arched slightly.

He turned his gaze to Briony, his lips curving into a faint, sardonic smile. "And what about you, Bryn? Do you agree with him?"

met his eyes, her own gaze cool and

she didn't have the energy for another long-haul flight to

a week of sightseeing in Cloudcrest City-even with Stella and James doing their best to look after her-she still felt a bone-deep exhaustion

wanted was to go home, take a hot shower, and collapse into her own bed for a good

said quietly. "I'm tired. I need

a private jet.

turned icy. "I get terrible motion sickness. I can't

pressed his lips

sounded almost resigned. "I had Cedric Clarke

chest rising and falling, "can't

softened, just a touch. "Just three days.

bit back her frustration, knowing better than anyone how immovable

his mind on something, nothing short of an

Three days.

took a deep breath, then looked at

remember

her eyes were exhausted, as if every last bit of energy had been wrung

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