Sweet Provocation

Vivienne’s POV

I decided that the easiest way to survive the luncheon was to pretend Svetlana wasn’t there. It sounded simple enough in theory, though far more difficult in practice. From the moment our eyes met across the garden, I could already sense she would do everything in her power to make her presence felt. Still, I refused to let her rattle me.

At the table, I made sure to sit as far away