The moment Briana Boneta opened her mouth, a helpless curve softened the expression of Ace Kane. Her tone, her posture, her subtle tilt of the chin—everything about her brought back old memories he would rather forget.
He had warned Julian Mandel long ago. Yes, Briana was attractive—she had that polished, carefully-maintained beauty that could catch a man’s attention from a block away. But beneath that glossy exterior was a mind that weighed everything on a scale labeled benefit and status.
Julian, of course, had been too dazzled to listen. Back in school, the guy had practically been hypnotized by Briana’s curves and the way she fluttered her lashes like she practiced in a mirror. No matter how Ace had tried to convince him otherwise, the words had bounced off Julian like raindrops off
