Last night?

Taya blushed. Last night, he pressed her against the French window, and her tears came out, not because she was in pain,

but because…

Embarra*sed, Taya hammered his arm. “There are so many people in the banquet hall. What nonsense are you talking about?”

Griffon smiled and held her fist. He walked to his seat and asked for a shawl from a waiter.

“Why do you need a shawl?”,

As he draped it over her, he leaned close to her ear and said,

“Dominic’s doctor told us to keep warm. The air conditioning here is too strong, and I’m afraid you’ll get cold. Also…”

His eyes moved from...