Chapter one
Eliza stepped out onto the balcony for fresh air. The party noise faded behind her. She leaned against the railing and typed on her phone. Minutes later, the door opened again. Senator Kane Laurent stepped out. He moved with the same confident stride she had noticed earlier.
He stopped a few feet away. “Lara’s daughter?”
“Stepdaughter,” Eliza corrected. “And I am not interested in meeting my stepmother’s latest fling.”
Kane raised an eyebrow. He looked taken aback. “I am Senator Kane Laurent. Lara and I have been friends and political allies for decades. Nothing more.”
Eliza relaxed a little. They talked about safe things. School. The party. The city. But she kept catching his eyes drifting. They lingered on her smooth thighs where her short dress rode up. They traced the
