Introduction
グレイスはあの一夜の出来事を忘れようとするものの、グザヴィエはそうはさせない。むしろ彼は執拗に彼女に近づき、次第に彼女の心を完全に虜にしていく。
グザヴィエの執着的な追求に、グレイスはどう応えるのか。彼との未来を受け入れることができるのだろうか。
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Chapter 1
部屋は暗く、一筋の光も境界を通り抜けることができないほどだった。
ホテルの大きなベッドの上で、男は長い間待ち構えていた獣のように振る舞い、女性が初めての経験をしているかどうかなど気にせず、目の前の宴を骨の髄まで貪り食った。
グレース・ルイスはその激しさに耐えられず、気を失ってしまった。
彼女は、しつこく鳴り続ける携帯電話の音で再び目を覚ました。
電話を切った後、グレースは時計を見て、すでに朝の10時だと気づいた!
今日は彼女の婚約パーティーの日だった。
そして彼女の婚約者はすでに親友と浮気をしていた。
彼らは前夜、電話越しに不適切な音を聞かせるために彼女に電話までかけてきたのだ。
怒りと傷心のあまり、グレースはバーに行き、ハンサムな見知らぬ男と一夜を過ごすことになった。
グレースはベッドから起き上がろうとしたが、動くたびに鋭い痛みを感じた。それは前夜の男の乱暴な扱いの証だった。彼女の全身が苦痛に満ちていた。
婚約式の会場に急がなければ、ルイス家が激怒するだろう!
ちょうど服を着て飛び出そうとしたとき、グレースは手首をつかまれた。ベッドの中の男が目を開けた。
「もう行くのか?」彼の声は低く、かすれていた。
鷹のような鋭い目と洗練された容貌で、彼はグレースの注意を引いた。よく見ると、彼の顔と婚約者の顔に微妙な類似点があることに気づいた。
グレースは無理に笑顔を作り、男を知らないふりをした。そして財布を取り出し、中の現金をすべて抜き出して、ベッドサイドのテーブルに置いた。
「昨夜は最高だったわ。残念だけど、今から婚約式に行かなきゃ。心配しないで、またあなたのサービスを利用するわ!」彼女は本当の気持ちを隠して、明るく言った。
ザビエル・モンゴメリーは動じることなく、むしろ怒りを抑えながら冷ややかに笑った。
彼は電話をかけ、すぐに秘書のメイソン・クラークが服を持って現れた。
シャワーを浴びてスーツに着替えると、ザビエルは冷淡な優雅さを漂わせ、氷のような視線を向けた。
去る前に、ザビエルは札束を集めてバッグにしまった。
「モンゴメリー様、ルイス家とのお嬢様の婚約パーティーがもうすぐ始まります。今からそちらに向かわれますか?」と秘書が尋ねた。
「ああ」ザビエルは肯定の声を出した。
「ヘイスティングス様が、昨夜なぜ現れなかったのか気にしておられました」とメイソンが伝えた。
ザビエルは応答せず、考え事に没頭しているようだった。
スキゲスに到着したばかりの彼は、何年も会っていなかった古い友人たちに思いがけずバーに連れて行かれた。その途中、お酒を飲みすぎた女の子が彼にまとわりつき、無謀な一夜を過ごすことになった。
通常、強い自制心を持ち、普通の魅力には抵抗力があるザビエルだったが、昨夜の女性に興味を持った。彼女が持つ独特の香りが彼をリラックスさせ、心地よい余韻を残した。
睡眠問題に悩むザビエルにとって、前夜は珍しく安らかな睡眠を得られた機会だった。
一方、グレースは通りでタクシーを拾い、ホテルの名前を告げた。
婚約式の会場に到着した時には、ほぼ11時だった。ホールはすでに来客でいっぱいだった。
グレースはメイクルームに足を踏み入れ、周囲にほとんど気づかないうちに、顔への平手打ちを間一髪で避けた。素早く、彼女は攻撃者の手首をつかんだ。
「腫れた顔では化粧もできないわ」グレースは彼女を殴ろうとした男に冷たく言い返した。
その男は彼女の父親、ザック・ルイスだった。
ザックは、失敗した平手打ちが彼のすでに不機嫌な気分に拍車をかけ、怒りを爆発させた。「私の電話を無視するとは!よくも図々しく!すぐに行け。今日の婚約に何か問題があれば、お前が責任を取ることになるぞ!」
スキゲスの最も著名な家族、モンゴメリー家は莫大な資産と、権力と影響力で知られる息子ザビエルを誇っていた。
グレースがモンゴメリー家に嫁ぐ機会は、両家の緊密な関係にかかっていた!
迫りくる婚約パーティーにザビエルが出席するという噂が広まり、両家は準備を進めていた。結婚が近づいているにもかかわらず、主要人物はまだ姿を現していなかった。
グレースはザックに冷たい視線を向けた。「ライアンはもう来てる?」
ライアン・モンゴメリーは彼女が結婚する予定の男だった。
ザックは一瞬止まり、ライアンがまだ来ていないことを示した。モンゴメリー家は彼を積極的に探していた。彼の電話が切れていることを考えると、彼が逃げ出す計画を立てている可能性が非常に高かった。
嘲笑いながら、グレースは考えた。「ライアンが現れなければ、私一人でどうやって婚約するの?」
ザックの表情が暗くなった。「モンゴメリー家が彼を探している。服を着て化粧をしろ、今すぐに!」
メイクアップアーティストが急いで駆けつけ、グレースの準備を手伝おうとした。グレースはこの政略結婚を拒否する余地がないことを知っていたが、メイクアップアーティストに「自分でします」と告げた。
母親は幼い頃から、美しすぎると面倒なことになると言っていたので、グレースは幼い頃から普通に見えるようにメイクを施す方法を学んでいた。
メイクアップアーティストが彼女の顔に隠された秘密を暴くかもしれなかった。
突然、ドアの方から騒ぎが聞こえた。「急いで。ザビエルが来たわ」
その名前を聞いて、ザックはすぐにグレースを掴んだ。「ザビエルが来た。行儀よくしろ!」
ザビエルはグレースがよく知っている名前だった。彼はかつてモンゴメリー家から追い出された非嫡出子だった。
しかし、かつての追放者は今や地位を確立し、スキゲスの名門モンゴメリー家をも凌ぐほどになっていた。
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