Chapter 23

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Van Skylar Butler turned to the woman at his side and back to us. “Mr. Sherman, may I introduce my date for the evening, Elizabeth Sanders." Elizabeth. Beth. I nodded with a smile. “It's a pleasure. I've heard about you." Nodding quickly, she released Butler's arm and came closer to Julia. “I asked Skylar to bring me here, hoping you'd be here." “Beth, we have nothing to say to one another." Beth swallowed as she rubbed her lips together. “I want you to know that I'm sorry. I didn't mean…" Every instinct told me to seize Julia's hand and save her from this moment. As those thoughts went through my head, an observation caught my attention. It was Julia. While Skylar Butler was a mealy measly wannabe and Beth was a bundle of nerves, my woman was confident, radiant, and calm.

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