Chapter 33: My Pawn

Dominic leaned in closer and simply said, “Because I needed to.”

“That’s not an answer.”

“You're really pushing a lot of boundaries,” he remarked, and he noticed Serena subtly pulling back.

“But since you must know, it's because she’s been on my back about settling down for years. Because bringing a woman here as my date wouldn’t have stopped the questions. But bringing you and calling you my girl