Chapter 24

It took me some time to pick up a bag that would match and complement my all-white dress. I needed a pop of color in my outfit so I settled with a green Bottega Veneta.

"I swear I am almost done," I said to Kairos as his footsteps neared, and erasing the distance between the two of us slowly filled my ears. Smiling from one ear to another. I slowly turned around just so he could have a proper look at my outfit.

"Do I look like the perfect Missus Lancaster?" I playfully wriggled my eyebrows at him after I asked that question.

Kairos carefully scrutinized me with his eyes from my head down to the intricate details of my green heels that I needed to change from black after I chose my bag.

The smile on my lips faded as my eyes settled on his face and I got to read his expression—his lips were pursed in flat and he couldn't keep his eyes glued to me.

"There's an emergency in the office. We need to stop by there for an hour or two before we can continue with our plan for the day," he to