Her soft voice whispered in his ear, her breath gently tickling his face, eliciting a peculiar itch that seemed to settle in his heart.

His gaze darkened. Lowering his eyes to meet hers, he slid his arm around her waist.

Kayla approached the couple and caught sight of Bennett's arm around Claudia. Quickly averting her eyes, she greeted, “Mrs. Dreskin, Mr. Dreskin."

After Aurora's last outburst about addressing the couple, Kayla knew better than to call them Miss Marshall and Townsend again.

“Miss Bryant, it's nice to see you again." Claudia returned the greeting with measured politeness.