Shawn's voice, and the tone m

to a complete

Shawn's lips, but his eyes

rison for the rest of their lives," he said calmly. "Ther

ragile glimmer of hope

in a daze, and her legs failed her before she could stead

iated confidence and control, and for a brief moment, his features

f, and she understood that every

ack then, she had been the one who approached him first, and she had

to justify it, the bet

ped every part

Owen family's heiress now st

dless humiliation now stood as someone who cou

m Vanessa. Was this the kind of tw

slid it across the desk toward her, and every

he said evenly. "They include gathering evide

nessa scanned the numbers. The endless

money in her past life had turned into

expression without a hint of urgency, and

em carefully with a velvet cloth. Without the lenses,

a way to cover this?" he asked c

nd Vanessa's throat, a

on the desk, she lifted her he

n, that money had never

othing to do with cash

t, Vanessa opened them again, and the emp

t you want?" sh

stopped cleani

to place, he rose to his

owed her in shadow as

fted her chin with cool fingers, le

cent clinging to him, and she saw the raw, p

her skin, and his voice dropped

ith a quiet sneer. "You should

her fists and forced herself to speak past her

awn answered wit

Vanessa, and her pupil

awn's face, and a cruel curve fo

come whenever I call for you

shed slowly across her lips, which had g

her shaking from head to toe. She pushed him

h anger and shame while her voice shook violently. "I wou

nd her, Vanessa spun around

the tie she had messed up. His cold voice followed her calmly. "A

ld reach the door, Vanes

ke the line dividing sa

ly. Do you want them to waste away and die behind bars, or would you rather see them wa