Chapter 5

The annual gala for the Riverview City Chamber of Commerce was set in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton.

Zoey really didn't want to go.

She'd only been back for less than two months, and her projects were stacked sky-high. She worked late every night and had zero interest in attending some fancy gala.

But her boss sent her an invitation, with a sticky note attached: [You have to come. There's a surprise.]

A surprise. Zoey stared at the words. She couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't going to be anything good.

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On the night of the gala, Zoey…