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“I didn’t want to spoil the surprise,” Tempest teased
A pink blush swept across Goldie’s porcelain co the center of attention,
All three men noticed the rosy flush of color, too
“Stunningandthat demure attribute of hers
“Hopefully not too modest” Caleb winked at her, which seemed to fluster Goldie even more
Tempest decided that her job here was done and whatever happened with these three men, be it business or pleasure or both, would be all up to her friend “Now that introductions have been et to know one another better”
Confident her friend was in good hands—six of the toward the area set up for the evening’s entertain props and lighting effects, while Raevynn Walsh—one of the hottest pop stars currently do the charts with her success—perforathered nearby
She was sitting on a wooden swing decorated in vines and flowers, sloaying back and forth across the stage while enthralling her audience with her latest hit ballad, “Wishing For You” Between the flowing, crystal-studded lilac gown she earing that swirled around her as she see, wavy blonde hair that fell all the way down her back, she looked breathtakingly beautiful as she crooned the e she’d composed herself
Collin Donovan, orked under her brothers at MadX-Tech as a security analyst, stood off to the side by hiathered around or slow dancing to Raevynn’s song Tempest knew from the RSVP list that he’d come to the fairy-tale ball without a plus one, and at the moment, he see on stage
Tempest came up beside hilance her way “Enjoying the show?” she asked, aer
Startled out of whatever spell he’d been under, he turned his head, and realizing he had unexpected coed to produce a semblance of a smile “Yes Very much”
Teer’s husky, angelic voice causing goose bu, isn’t she?” Tereed to play at this year’s fairy-tale ball It had been a long shot considering the other woned in Teed to make room in her schedule
“She’s incredible,” Collin agreed as he took a sip fro, his posture relaxing “She’s co way”
His words had a personal, intimate undertone to them, which stirred Tempest’s curiosity “You’re either a super fanor you know her?”
Collin glanced back at Tempest “I knew her,” he said in a way that was deliberately past tense “We went to high school together We dateduntil she was cast on that singing show, Encore, andRae has ever wanted and deserves, so I’m happy for her”