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“Are we going to get drunk?” Drown their ache with a young vintage?

“No, we’re going to celebrate you going to France with me. Well, not with me exactly. We’ll book separate flights.” His lips tilted into a boyish smile. “Or we’ll take the same plane and pretend we don’t know each other. That’d be kind of sexy, don’t you think?”

He went into the kitchen and she followed him, her heart beating triple time. He removed glasses from her cabinet, retrieved a corkscrew from her cluttered utensils drawer, then opened the bottle and poured.

“It’s slightly chilled, the way a California chardonnay should be.” He handed her a glass. “You’re supposed to take the time to notice how it evolves.”

She sipped slowly, even if she wanted to down the contents as quickly as she could, to find a way to still her rapid pulse. “You’re not going to tell your friends and family about me?”

“No, I’m keeping our relationship a secret. My brothers and sisters know I’ve been dating someone, but I led them to believe that I’m just playing around. They’ll never suspect I’m taking you to France. And neither will my parents. I haven’t talked to them about you.”

She fought to keep her knees from buckling. “Can you really do this, Mason? Can you live a lie?”

“It’s not a lie. It’s justice. I’m going to make your mother choke on that damn book.” He looked into her eyes. “I’m going to help you find a way to prove what Alan did to you and Tracy. To make him pay for hurting two little girls.”

She wanted to fall into his arms, to cry for the sister she’d buried, for the pain they’d suffered. “You don’t know how much I love you for saying that. But there’s no proof. It’s just not possible.”

“Anything is possible, Beverly. Anything and everything. I doubt you’re the only kids he hurt. He managed other child actors, didn’t he?”

“Yes, but no one came forward when I told the media my side of the story. No one accused him of anything but me.”

“Maybe they were afraid to speak up. They saw what going public did to you, to your career. But I’ll find a way to solve this. I’ll come back to the States as often as I can. I’ll conduct a private investigation.”

“That could take years.”

“I don’t care. You’re worth it.” He set his glass on the counter. “And someday, when this is over, you can meet my family. We can tell them everything. Then we face the rest of the world. You can restore your reputation. Your career, if you want to.”

This time, she let her tears flow. “I don’t want to be an actress anymore. I just want a normal life- with you. With the man I love.” “And that’s what you’re going to have. Of course, I’ll have to do a bit of acting.” He dried her tears and made her smile. “I’ll have to seem like I’m still playing the field in France.” He tipped her chin up, studying her features, tapping the end of her nose. “Maybe you can wear different disguises. You can be a blonde one week, a redhead the next.”

She laughed. “That’s kinky, Mason. But it’s a brilliant idea.”

He kissed her, deep and warm and slow. “Of course it is. No one will be the wiser. But we’ll both know there’s only one woman in my life. The lady I hope will marry me someday. ”

She held him, welcoming the sensation, the rhythm of his heart beating against hers. He’d just asked her to be his wife.

Mason Sheppard. Her champion. Her knight.

The secret love of her life.

The End



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