Thunder and Temptation

Avery

Our table was filled with other guests, including a retired judge and his wife, a neurosurgeon from Mount Sinai Hospital, and a young tech entrepreneur who kept stealing glances at Declan throughout the appetizer course.

Outside, lightning flashed, followed by the low rumble of thunder. The rain had started in earnest, pelting against the ballroom's massive windows.

"Quite the storm," the ju