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She beams. \u201cI hope you don\u2019t mind, but I ran into our guest, waiting out front, and decided to escort him in myself.\u201d She is being flirtatious, and Benjamin is basking in the attention. He is the CEO of one of the largest distributors of steel in the country, and I am hoping to make a deal with him for raw materials for our foundries that will be very beneficial for both of us. It will bring me one step closer to taking our family in a more legitimate direction.<\/p>\n

A lot is riding on this dinner. \u201cOf course. I hope you weren\u2019t waiting long?\u201d I focus my attention on our guest. \u201cNo, not at all. My car had just dropped me off when your lovely fianc\u00e9e found me.\u201d Adriana lights up at his compliment. \u201cBenjamin, this is my friend Tony Mastreoni.<\/p>\n

We have a few joint business ventures, and we were just going over a few details.\u201d At that, Tony stands and shakes his hand. \u201cIt is nice to meet you, Benjamin.\u201d He turns to Adriana. \u201cAdi, always a pleasure. But I must take my leave. I will attend to the matters we discussed, Cross.<\/p>\n

I hope you all enjoy your dinner.\u201d We all say our good-byes as he leaves, and then I turn to my dinner companions. \u201cWell, let\u2019s order some cocktails and food and get down to business, shall we?\u201d Once our drinks hit the table, we start negotiations. Matteo and I worked out a contract, which would benefit us all nicely, on all our current projects and left open the possibility for future ventures.<\/p>\n

After an excellent meal, we leave the restaurant two hours later with a signed steel contract in my jacket pocket. I want to say my negotiating skills sealed the deal, but I have a sneaky suspicion it had more to do with my future bride\u2019s charm than it did with anything I said tonight. I open the door to our waiting car as we bid good night to Ben, and I slide in after Adriana. \u201cYou were perfect tonight. I can see why your father and Vincenzo thought you would be an asset.<\/p>\n

You handled yourself exactly as I needed you to.\u201d I can tell the praise pleases her. \u201cYou\u2019re welcome. It was easy. He was charming and not hard to look at, so batting my eyelashes at him all night was not a hardship.\u201d \u201cYou truly are remarkable, Adriana. I keep treating you like you are the same spoiled-rotten, troublemaking teenager who used to infuriate me when you would drag Gabby into your antics, but you\u2019re not that child anymore.<\/p>\n

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You are threaded throughout these pages. I miss you, my friend. I will miss you forever. 1kitap1.com\/en \u201cSis? What do you see? Talk to me.\u201d I stand here, paralyzed, as I stare into Cross\u2019s eyes. What is he doing here? He\u2019s not supposed to be here. \u201cBrie?\u201d Nicco\u2019s voice is getting louder, and I can hear the alarm in his question. I blink from my stare-down and look to my brother. His face is full of concern.<\/p>\n

I look back up to the spot where I saw him, and he is gone, vanished into thin air. Was he really there? \u201cA ghost.\u201d \u201cA what?\u201d \u201cNothing. I just thought I saw a ghost.\u201d Nicco reaches up, grabs me around the waist, and plucks me from the stage. \u201cA ghost? Who? Was it Calvacanti?\u201d I blanch at the name. I didn\u2019t even think of Dante showing up here at Dawn\u2019s graduation party.<\/p>\n

Now, I am filling with panic. The room is crowded, and the voices are too loud. I need an escape. I need air. \u201cCalm down, cara.\u201d \u201cI need air.\u201d \u201cOkay.\u201d He looks up to Kelsey, who is still on the stage, dancing with Dawn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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