styled hair and expensive sunglasses plante

of wet cement splattered across Harley's pristin

reaching into the tub to help the man who had just fought for her honor, she stumbled backward in absolute disg

ly began to burn his skin. His hands clawed uselessly at the slippery plastic ed

ks, finally dropped their tools, grabbed the Vance heir b

lently and spitting out gritty mouthfuls of mud. "My eyes! It burns! I'll kill you! My father will sue

into her pocket, pulled out a wet wipe, and slowly, meth

tall, casting a heavy, terrifying s

ping to a chilling register. "If he barks at me again, he wo

t the easily bullied country girl anymore. This was someone who genuinely did not care about the rules of high society or th

pe. It landed perfectly on to

wooden box containing her adoptive mother's farming journal

e waiting cab. "Appalac

ie pulled out her phone. She dialed the

containers," Jessie ordered the moment the line c

ed. "Ma'am, that ta

retrofitted with thermal insulation, anti-corrosion coating, and conc

m. Conside

odular housing supplier, ordering doze

ive, but it was just raw, black earth. She needed the containers and cabins to build a structured,

her off at the rusted iron ga

ne house was old but built like a fortress. She stepped inside and saw that t

nch, Kenneth Ramsey's impeccably dressed head butler and t

nswered.

eaker. "The first batch of supplies from your list has arrived

es. And pull all your security personnel out of

We leave no

et of black tactical clothes, and grabbed the keys

he truck down the winding mountain road, heading s