I didn’t break my stride.

With the ceremony executed, the gala was mainly over, which meant I wouldn’t be breaking my take care of Sloane if I left.

The reminder of her and the place she was proper now—most likely on some date with some asshole—darkened my already-thunderous temper.

I normally tried to look on the intense aspect, however fuck it, generally a man needed to wallow.

I grabbed my jacket from coat examine and climbed into one of many black cabs ready outdoors the occasion area.

“Neon,” I stated, naming town’s hottest new nightclub. “I’ll tip you 100 kilos if you may get me there in below fifteen minutes.”

The cab pulled away from the curb. I stared out the window on the passing lights of London, anticipating the second I might drink away any ideas of Eduardo, my father, and a sure publicist who occupied my waking moments way over she ought to.

CHAPTER3

Sloane

The “crimson man” sign warning pedestrians to not cross the street stared me down. I ignored it and energy walked throughout the road, tuning out the blaring automotive horn of an oncoming truck.

I used to be already late, and if I didn’t take off my footwear quickly, my bloodied ft would kill me quicker than getting hit by a automotive. 4-inch stilettoslookedgreat, however they weren’t made for ten blocks of metropolis strolling.

Sadly, London visitors was a shitshow, so I’d ditched my cab after being caught on the identical road for twenty minutes.

By the point I reached the resort, my costume was caught to my physique with sweat and I might barely really feel my ft, however I made it to the penthouse with out incident (until I counted the opposite visitors’ horrified stares).

Please don’t be asleep.

I knocked on the door, my coronary heart in my throat.

Please don’t be asleep. Please don’t be—

My breath exhaled in a puff of reduction when a well-known spherical face answered the door.

“There you might be.” Rhea ushered me in, her eyes darting towards the doorway like George and Caroline would stroll in at any minute. She put her job in jeopardy each time she texted me, however we each took our dangers for a similar cause. “I used to be afraid you couldn’t make it.”

“I bought held up by visitors, however I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” I took off my footwear and sighed.A lot better.

With Rhea’s assist, I rapidly cleaned my bloody ft earlier than strolling into the suite’s front room. My coronary heart clenched once I noticed her sitting on the ground, watching a children’ cartoon about ballerinas. She all the time gravitated towards exhibits about dance or sports activities.

Her again confronted me, however she will need to have had a sixth sense as a result of she turned the moment I entered the room.

“Sloane!” Penny scrambled to her ft and ran towards me. “You got here.”

“After all I got here.” I bent right down to hug her. God, she’d grown a lot for the reason that final time I noticed her.

She buried her face in my abdomen, and if I might cry, I might’ve at how tightly she clung to me. Apart from Rhea, I used to be most likely her first hug of the day.

Her nanny left the room, giving us time alone, and I ultimately, reluctantly launched her so I might fish her reward out of my bag. “Pleased birthday, Pen. That is for you.”

My half sister’s eyes lit up. She took the reward and unwrapped it, taking nice care to not rip the silver-striped paper.

She was Penelope to her mother and father and Penny to everybody else, however she’d all the time be Pen to me. The sister I by no means knew I wanted, the one one who’d cried once I left, and the one Kensington I nonetheless thought of household after my grandmother died.

She completed unwrapping the reward, and her delighted gasp introduced a smile to my face.

“The brand new American Sports activities doll!” She clutched the dear merchandise to her chest. “How did you get this?”

“I do know folks. Your older sister is fairly cool, you realize,” I teased.

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