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Faith had already decided she wasn’t going to allow herself to be intimidated by the Wakefield family fortune She just wasn’t

Yes, she knew the family was as iconic as the Vanderbilts, the Kennedys, and the Fords, but Wakefields were hus, too, just like her No better No worse

Telling herself this and actually being able to keep her jaw fro red road devourer into the circle drive of a house that looked s Holy ata! This was really just a house?

“This is your family’s beach home?”

He glanced at the lu out on every level “The East Coast one, yes My mother had the old house torn down, and this one built a few years ago Personally, I preferred the former one”

They had a beach house for each coast? Had torn down their previous beach house to rebuild another? Somehow, she doubted the East Coast hoest Sure, Vale had enerally saw of hi physician, not the son of a family worth billions

Except for the society-page photos o all over him Those she could do without

Vale switched off the ignition, butforward, his ar-wheel, he took a deep breath “Reain”

Wondering exactly the saaze away fro and unbuckled her seat belt with shaky fingers “Because your cousin Sharon expects you to be here”

“And Sharon et her way”

Did she? Faith had never ine that they ed Italian leather–covered feet Just looking at the enormous house before her ue

“Must run in the family,” she mused

“Must” He grinned, opening the door of his car that probably cost rab our luggage later”

First checking her appearance tosome faux pas such as lipstick on her teeth, Faith reached for her doorhandle and was surprised when the door opened before she could

“What are you doing?” She blinked up at Vale Lord, the man was fast In so many ways, a total speed demon