ed grey hoodie, her wet dark hair clinging to her neck. The morning breeze carried the sha

e hitting send, her thumb swiped down the screen, activating the built-in micro-voice chan

ian was shrugging into a cust

d into the inner breast

ive people in the wo

able, scrambled IP address. His brow furrowed deeply. He

o his ear. "Who is this?"

ant bass coming through the speake

her altered voice cool an

isted in profound disgust. How the hell did this

kle. "The Lott family's tactics are

ut at the estate grounds. "Mr. Yates, I

of paper," Damian cut her off, his tone vicious, "

balcony railing. A genuine laugh escaped her lips. "T

cket. He went perfectly still.

e broken glass. "Our engagement is over. Yo

cheap psychological trick. "Do you have any idea

drool off a crippled tyrant in a wheelchair," Aurora fired

s actually furious, but the end result was exactly what he wan

at you said today, Miss Lott. If I e

t you," Auror

away from her ear a

dial tone. He stared at the screen. She hung up on h

urning with irritation. "Contact the Lott family right now. Send

lling out his tablet, silently

her hoodie pocket. She took a deep breath. The su

and Audra were sitting rigidly on the sofa,

with her fingers. "It's done. Dam

lief. "Just... just like that? He d

"I guess he didn't want to

e room. Kevin let out a breathless laug

e was temporary. The rea

n the hallway. His face was completely drained of blood. In his sh