Kate went upstairs to shower. She got ready and chose one of the dresses Ella had bought her. It was tight, elegant, with a soft and seductive fall that highlighted every curve of her body. She wore no necklace, only the little chain with the initials K and B that Bastien had given her. She started applying makeup slowly when she heard the sound of the shower—Bastien was already in the bathroom.

Minutes later, he came out through the steam. When he saw her, his eyes slid from her hair to the ti