As much as Juliette tried to distance herself from the life she was beginning to create with Dimitri, it would seem that his family was not quite finished with her. The conversation she held with Geneva resignated within her mind for the last few weeks, making her consider the fact that perhaps his sister had been uninterested in the plot to gain her millions-but without any way to be certain, she was left to speculate. This speculation led to hours of her staring in the distance, recalling the way she felt youthful and carefree in Dimitri’s arms, even if everything around her at the time had been covered in blood or bullets; she had come to admire the way he protected her. Juliette had grown angry at herself from desiring his touch even after the pain he had caused her and the potential p
