Reborn Heiress: The Predator In Silk

lawed at skin that should have been bruised, expecting the rough burn of a rope, but her fingers met only smooth, sweat-slicked flesh.

an antique Tiffany lamp, heavy and expensive, the kind that cost more than her entire tuition. It didn't belong in her life, not th

thumping that clashed with the silence of the death she remembered. Jane grabbed t

4, 2014.

d. The bile rose in her throat, acidic and sharp. This was the night of Th

hroom. Her hands gripped the cold porcelain of the sink so

re no bags under the eyes from years of cheap whiskey and sleepless nights. There was no

nded on the bedr

erella! The ga

n's friends. Jane's shoulders hunched instinctively, a muscle memo

tremblin

laced by a flat, dead calm. It was the look of someone

shed it onto her face, scrubbing away the last remnants of

an forcing a funnel into her mouth. The trust fund documents she had signed without reading because she was desperate f

a pair of tweezers, her fingers steady. The original plan had been so smal

m where she'd dug a nail into her palm.

o the empty room, looking at the

off to find easier prey. Jane went to the closet. A conservative, pastel dress hung there, the one she had

c material, but it was silent. She dressed quickly. She checked the pockets, empty now. The desperate, foolish plan

oom plunged into darkness. She m

he pool thumped against the glass. Beyond the manicured gardens, the woods wer

he door. She climbed onto the sill and swung he

ose. She crouched low, moving behind the hedges. She knew where the security cameras were. She had reviewed

he expansive stone bal

curled up into the night air. He was bored. The Norman family disgusted him, but business re

w mov

pool. Hudson paused, the cigarette halfway to his mouth. He narrowed his eyes. He recognized the silhouette. It was

ke a charity case. She w

n the pool area. Alejandra was there, holding court in a shimmering silver gown. S

anger. No shame. Just the cold calculat

Alejandra's schedule better than Alejandra did

e darkness of the path leading to the woods. The wind rustled t