—Alec—
The ladies laughed.
Vivian Burke, Editor-in-Chief of AeroGlobal Magazine, tossed her caramel hair over one shoulder. “You still owe me a dance from the gala in Dubai.”
I looked at her. “That was two years ago.”
“Then you owe me two.”
“I told my father I hoped you’d be here tonight,” a familiar voice said. Anika Dorsey, daughter of a senator, known for her glossy magazine features, swirled her drink. “And look, you never disappoint.”
I gave a small, practiced smile. “Didn’t realize my attendance had become a matter of government interest.”
“Oh, don't flatter yourself,” she snapped.
Another laughter rippled through the small circle forming around me—more heels clicking in and expensive perfume clouding the air.
Then I saw him watching from a corner.
Tom Marlow; heir of the
