CHRISTIAN I paced the suite, restless as hell. I couldn't shake off my conversation with Olivia, no matter how hard I tried. Her words echoed in my head, going against every belief I held. Kindness. I scoffed, tightening my grip around the wine glass. What the hell was kindness? When I asked Olivia what she looked for in a man, I expected the usual answer I'd heard from most ladies: wealth, power, good looks. The things that mattered. Not... kindness. What the f**k did kindness have to offer? Did it own penthouses? Yachts? Billion-dollar empires? Did it command the sort of respect I did? Did kindness even look half as good as I did? f**k as good as I did? I needed Olivia to answer that last part, especially. Was she even thinking straight? Choosing kindness over every other advanta

