Hugh across the face so hard that his h

ly pathetic, Hugh. You believe everything other people tell

ran to protect him while the bodyguard

Rosalie cried out because sh

t some blood. Gently, he patted Rosalie's back to calm her down,

le I was gone. But you still have to pay for what you did to Rosalie." Turni

ing her across the face over and over. After her cheeks

ot ever let Rosalie

sad, empty laugh a

in his heart, but he quickly ignored th

he owed her everything. She had helped him walk again after he broke his

on't hurt anyone for me, Hugh," she said with a shaky voice. "If what you

y. You are the only person I love. If you leave me, I will have nothing.

e promised. She rested her head on his shoulder, but when he

lin got drenched from the cold rain and

, this had been the saddest

bond forged over twenty years of survival. It wasn't until five years ago that Hugh's

gle proved remarkably fragile, crumbling in the f

er. The door flew open, and a figure emerged, cutting throug

h the last of her energy drained, she pitched forward, fal

n's survival instincts immediately spiked,

redressed, but the slightest movement

sonant voice asked, shatte

n in a bespoke suit watched her; his face was a ma

d in his eyes as he studied her w

elf against the headboard as sh

elet he was holding-it was intricately designed with the shape of a delicate blueb

back. On the wide bed, the man's strong, burning hands had held her f

s ragged breathing seemed to

h send you to finish the job? Get out of here right now, or

t of the rain. And you're mistaken-Hugh's setup was in 1109, but you walked into 1107. Techn

sink in, her fingers bunching the expensive silk of the

t was Andrew Evans, the formidable CEO of the Evans Group in Zluasey. He w

dy secured a powerful foothold in t

ou're not planning to sile