"You embarrassed yourself tonight," Ethan said, his voice cutting through the silence of the limousine as they drove away from the family gathering. "And by extension, you embarrassed me."
Sophia turned from the window where she'd been watching the city lights blur past, her jaw already tightening at his accusatory tone. The evening had been a disaster… Elena's confrontation, the ruined dress, the knowing looks from other guests… but she wasn't about to let him place all the blame on her shoulders.
"I embarrassed myself?" she said, her voice rising with indignation. "Your ex-lover sabotaged me in front of your entire family, and somehow that's my fault?"
"Elena didn't sabotage anything," Ethan replied coolly, though something dangerous flickered in his dark eyes. "You let yourself get r
