Chapter 195

“Don’t worry. I’ll have her tossed out the minute she shows up. You won’t even have to see her.”

“That’s not neces—”

A light of fierce protectiveness lit her eyes. “I’ll make sure she knows she’s not welcome here.”

Great. Just what he needed. The delicate Raina going into battle for him. That would show everyone. “Raina,” he began, his tone a steely warning. “I don’t want you to talk to her. I don’t care if she’s here tonight.”

Raina frowned. “Of course you care. She’s your ex.” Before he could protest more, she pointed out, “Besides, if you really didn’t care, then you wouldn’t have gone stone still the moment I mentioned her.”

He wanted to argue the point, but it was a

moot one anyway. A moment later, his phone buzzed, ending the conversation. He was glad for the interruption until he answered the call from J.D., who was down on the ground floor preparing to check invitations for the guests who would start arriving any minute now.

“There