As Lora Hale sat in the driver’s seat of the shiny luxury car, surrounded by a showroom full of staring customers and salespeople, humiliation crept over her cheeks like heat rising from an open flame.
And the worst part wasn’t even the gawking strangers.
The real shame came from the three people standing together in the back — Zachary Hawke, Colin Hawke, and Emily Sunford, all wearing thinly veiled smirks, savoring her discomfort like it was their afternoon entertainment.
Lora shot Ace Kane a furious glare.
She didn’t even bother responding.
Instead, she hurriedly turned away, thinking it would be safer to go look at the Audi A4L she had originally planned to buy this year. A sensible, affordable upgrade. Something realistic.
But Ace had a completely different plan.
Before she coul
