MAVERICK

I couldn’t believe Lake forgot that we had an event to attend if Venus did not remind us—the 3rd anniversary of Infinite Media Inc.

Thankfully, he knew a lot of people and just snapped his fingers, and everything he needed was laid down before him, like the gown I was wearing—a beautiful black backless beaded couture dress. Then, I put on a diamond set to complement the look.

I went downstairs, and Lake was fixing his bow tie. “Damn, you look hot.”

He stilled, lifted his gaze, and stared at me for seconds. His eyes twinkled, and his lips spread into a full-blown smile.

He was handsome and even...