Chapter 421

Avery’s POV

“Fiona?” Sebastian furrowed his brow. “No, I didn’t add her to the guest list.”

“Well, she’s here.” I nodded my chin in her direction. Sebastian followed it and sighed.

“Do you want me to have her removed?” he asked.

I looked at him. “Is that possible?”

“Well, yes, but… If I have her removed, it could cause a scene. And if it gets back to her father, it would probably be a headache for all of us.”

I watched Fiona cut through the crowd like a perfectly-honed knife. Her eyes moved sharply over the sea of guests, and I knew she was looking for one person in particular.

Gideon.

Well. At least that would keep them both occupied. Besides, Bjorn wasn’t here tonight; Claire had come to visit again, and was entertaining him in a quiet area of the house, as the party didn’t allow children. He was my main concern when it came to Fiona.

looking back up at Sebastian. “I’ll just stay out of her

I stumbled into his chest, having to grip his biceps with both hands to keep from tripping

“Sebastian!” I hissed.

know what

I have a

back into the dance, his hand tightening on my waist in a way that indicated he wasn’t going to let me go. “Loosen up a

flushed. “I

you?” Sebastian spun us faster, making me trip again. “Seems to me like

for the

on, Avery.” Sebastian was grinning now as we spun faster again, turning the rest of the dancefloor into a blur around us. “I know you want to smile. Can’t we have a nice time together? Just for tonight?” He leaned in a little and dropped his voice. “We did promise to put

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said, but I was smiling

is!” Sebastian laughed. “You look beautiful when you smile. I’d like to see more of it. Less of you

“I’m not-”

on my waist, twirled me then so fast that I didn’t have time to catch myself. By the

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