CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Ivy had her doubts Maurice Stark would deliver, but Dax was confident. Her husband had been conditioned from a young age to have utter faith in his mentor; that kind of unshakable trust confounded her.
After witnessing Dax’s turmoil when Mauri failed to accept their relationship, she worried that Dax would crash if he was disappointed again. During their early days, Dax had been convinced that Mauri would embrace their marriage once he knew how much they cared for, and loved, each other. It hadn’t worked out that way at all.
When she requested that they stay in Vegas for the week instead of rushing back to LA, Dax yielded. It gave them time to relax and enjoy themselves without the watchful eye of the Stark network.
But on the Saturday of Maurice Stark’s party, they fl
