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.

up at Sebastian. “I’ll

me back. I stumbled into his chest, having to grip his biceps with both

“Sebastian!” I hissed.

know what your problem

do I

into the dance, his hand tightening on my waist in a

“I

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

for the love

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 on a good show as a ‘married ‘couple. The least we could do

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said, but I was smiling

smile. I’d like to see more of it. Less of you being so

“I’m not-”

time to catch

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