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CHAPTER ONE

SO THIS was the A-List? Froe point on the less crowded mezzanine, Loukas De celebritiesabout below in the Beverly Hills aze slid over the astars, the wannabes and the otherwise rich and faner clothes, designer bodies, and enough bling-bling to light up Times Square

And all of it so fake!

His jaw clenched, teeth grinding together This wasn’t his world The sooner he was out of here the better

But first he had a job to do The words of his father rang loud in his memory—‘Get her away froet her out of there!’

And, dammit, after what had happened to Zoë, there was no way he would let his sister so much as be touched by any of them He’d do whatever it took to stop her He’d do whatever it took to keep her safe!

The croayed apart as a woman strode up to the dais Tohtening around the rail

It had to be them The sorcerer and her apprentice

Cheers and applause erupted froht and Dr Grace Della-Bosca was introduced A woown stepped up to the microphone He peered closer For so side of fifty she was re Dolce & Gabbana But then, eternal youth was her business

He’d meant to listen to what she had to say He started to listen Until the second woman turned towards the crowd and smiled, and the breath ripped out of him as if he’d taken a blow to the body

Jade Ferraro