Chapter 208 It's All Semantics

• At reception, Holly half-expected Veronika to pop out of the shadows and threaten them with a revolver again, just as she had earlier. Her handlers were clearly just as alert as she was; their intense gazes constantly scanned the surroundings, tracking every shadow until she and Andrei were safely secured inside his car.
• The heavy door clicked shut, instantly cutting off the sharp chill of the outside world. The familiar smell of expensive leather and faint cologne filling the cabin was oddly comforting—a quiet sanctuary wrapped in tinted glass.
• Holly snapped on her seatbelt and watched through the side mirror as her bodyguards climbed into the escort vehicle behind them. They wouldn't be joining the dinner party, but she knew they would be close by, ready to step in should danger come looking for them, as it always seemed to do of late.