CHAPTER 16

“BETTER THAN BEING BURNED AGAIN."

Kate stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the silver necklace around her neck. Her dress hugged her body in all the right places, elegant and simple.

She took a deep breath. It was her friend’s big day, and for the first time in a long while, she felt… alive. Free. Not trapped under business contracts or cold glares.

She picked up her phone and glanced at it. No messages. Not from William. Not that she was expecting one.

She ...