at, expensive perfume,

jaw was clenched so tight the muscles ticked beneath his skin. He looked at Ja

ling his broken wrist against his chest. Hi

g. "I am a Sweeney! I hired you off the street, you fi

rd, his heavy boots thudding against the hardwood. He reached down, grabbed

feet dangling inch

She threw the duvet aside an

freezing violence in that single look hit Hilary like a physical blow. She stopped d

ged him out of the guest room. Jaren's bare heels s

r designer bag. She stumbled out of the roo

e elevator lobby. Jaren hit the marble floor hard, groaning. Hilar

again," Hilbert said, his voice a low, gravell

d around, walked back inside, and engaged the heavy dea

She watched the broad, tense line of his sho

ished instantly. His face softened, his shoulde

ompletely blank. She reached out and grabbed the white cane leaning a

footsteps were light now, caref

His voice was deep, roug

her cane against the floor, movi

ane tap against the toe of his boot. Then, he slowly reached out a

or. He guided her forward, walking perfectly in sync with

cushions. She kept her face b

she said, her voic

couldn't see it. He stepped back, moving

gate back to the master bedroom. She step

ing her forehead against it. She dragged

er and pulled out a stack of papers. It was the marriag

, in bold, aggressive handwriting,

h the same last name to make the paperwork look legitimate. But the ma

tapped the screen of her smartwa

a," she

t later, Gia Santos's voi

n weeks!" Gia yelled, the sound of a busy Si

freezing, clinical tone. "Freeze every hidden account tied

instantly vanished. The sound of

d?" Gia asked, her

Jaren and Hilary have made in the last six mon

it," G

signature on the paper. "Run a background check o

d on the wall, her fingers flying over the keys entirely by muscle memory. She drafted a brutal, ir

bacon and butter drifted under her door.

p her cane, arranged her face into

t was standing by the counter. A plate of perfe

r fork, her grip tight. She took a bite, chewing slowly, h