the living room. The icy malice in his vo

went numb. He dro

ng clatter. Kathleen and Kailee flinched violently

st painful. Through the fabric of his suit, Cassie could feel a fai

face expressionless. He held

and slammed the folder in

en with shaking fingers. His eyes darted over the bold

rom Josephus's face. Hi

al. "If you refuse, Gilmore Enterprises will be force

led. He looked like h

She plastered a desperate, ugly smile

e, this is just a fam

at something insignificant. The unspoken contempt in his eyes made Ka

oved her roughly backward. She crashed hard onto the sofa. Kailee let out a muffled squea

uld barely remove the cap. He pressed the nib to the paper and scribbled his signature. A

hecked the signature, snapped the fol

f Dane's chest. Dark, heavy sati

for injuries. His gaze stopped at the hem of her dress. The fabric was

a radiating fro

s a low growl. The pressure in the

sed onto his knees, hands pressing

hus begged, pressing his forehead tow

man who had tormented her

kicked the heavy leather

the wall with a deafening crash. Kailee screame

Dane announced to the room. His voice

wail and slumped entirely

grip, sliding his hand down Cassie's arm until

nt door. The crushing grip of his hand sent a

oorway, Dane stopped.

come near my wife ag

ight hit her face, warming her cold skin. She glanced back one la

behind them, leaving th

bottom of the stone steps. The driver pulle

head, shielding her as she ducked into the dark cab

heavy door slammed shut, cu

pulled away from the curb, leavi

and yanked his silk tie loose. The muscles in his jaw were tight, his chest rising and

was struggling to

," Cassie

open. His dark gaze

coff. "What is mine,

words sent a strange, hot fl

pe. She looked down at her hands, carefully wiping t

s eyes tracked every tiny

ighway. Trees blurred into a

ll silver trash compartment. She took a d

est the limits o

id, her voice steady. "I am not the real

sat perfectly still, wa

the Maybach tur