side. Benedict moved to the tea cart, his movements fluid and precise. He poured a

handing her the d

shouldn't involve yourself in this, Benedict. Adam is vindict

g his ankles. "Let him try. Payne Corp is a sailboat. The Quinn Family Trust is th

utting from anyone else. From Bened

a bruise, a faint purple mark from hauling her

the desk and pulled out a small tin of herbal

hand," he co

tated. "It'

ssy

ve. His touch was electric, cool against her inflamed skin. He

ee years, I hated him. Not because he married you. But because

an intimacy she hadn't experienced in her marriage. Adam touched he

normal life. I wanted to escape the pressure of the labs, the

edict looked up,

nely," she

ley and Quinn families have been allies for a century. Tha

The guest suite is ready. You

m was fighting a war

nks?" he shouted, throwing

the next day was laid out on the valet stand: pressed shirt, m

e stand w

shirts that were wrinkled. He felt a rising panic. It wasn't just ab

looking for a shoehorn. Instead, h

He didn't

essye's handwriting. N

am's Morni

usta. Add 200mg L-Theanine f

sium, Zinc. Place by car

rned th

15: E

ly. If too hot, she compla

hair on Tuesd

32: J

t 2 AM. Do not wake him. Rub hi

pper, pollen (Lil

and cheese with exactly t

manual. An operating system for his life. She had documented every whim, ev

d there. She had cur

throat. He sat down on the floor, surr

the floor. A FaceTim

ce filled the screen. She

want to make a splash tomorrow. We ne

didn't know his vitamin stack. She didn't know Josh's nigh

" Adam said, h

out of this. So she left. Big deal. We're going t

pped. "She revoked the license. We hav

resses. "What? Then

said. He looked at the notebook i

n the p

t answer.

ion in his chest. Regret? No, Adam Payne didn't

he guest bed. The sheets were Egyp

the nightstand. A se

nging the Manor's firew

p the phone. Sh

ugh. Lower the firew

you sure?

e. He needs to see

n roared against the cliffs. For the first time in three years, s