The morning was colder than Audrey expected.

Wind moved across the open plaza and caught the red skirt before the camera was even ready.

The wardrobe assistant laughed. "At least the dress is doing half the choreography for you."

Audrey smiled, but her hands were c

Gavin arrived in Paris the next afternoon.

For the first time in years, money did not solve the part of the problem he cared about.

He could book the earliest flight, stay in any hotel he wanted, and hire a driver. But the public video did not give him Audrey's address.

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Gavin was already at the café when Audrey arrived at four.

She noticed that immediately.

He had chosen a table near the window, in full view of the rest of the room. No private corner. No car waiting outside the door that she could see.

Audrey sat across from