Chapter 40

Katherine doggedly ate what was put in front of her, assured Kate the food was great without knowing whether it was or not, forced adequate responses to the general chat at her table, smiled when a smile was expected.

She sat through the speeches without hearing a word, though her gaze remained fixed on each speaker as though she was listening avidly. But she was dying inside, drowning in a sea of painful confusion and frustration. She could only hope no one noticed.

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It was her brother’s wedding.

Jensen grilled his teeth, fighting the surge of violence that urged him to wipe the smirk off the Kevin James face. He had obviously asked Katherine to dance with him and Jensen wanted to tear his arm from Katherine’s waist, and break the fingers that were feeling their way up the erotic curve of her spine.

“She’s very beautiful.” His sister’s voice filtered through the battle roar in his ears. He wrenched his gaze f