ead and dragged her gaze over to Alton. She looked at him fr

est. His sanity snapped. He felt like

ay. His heavy body lunged forward li

roared. Spit flew from his lips. "

Glenwood

too slow. His cane hit th

lton shot him a look so murderous that Lelan

e did not blink. Her brain rapidly calculated the distance between Alton's

nto the air. The force of his swing tore through the

nd squeezed her eyes shut. Hallie's

o inches from C

AS

e were thrown open with a deafening ba

nto the foyer, bringing a gust of humid s

in three long strides. A large hand, wrapped around the wrist by

own hard on Alton'

ead. The sudden halt jerked Alton's shoulder fo

rdelia's bangs across her forehead. She sl

irt. His silk tie hung loosely around his neck

The youngest son who spent his life in clubs. And the only person

ed his playboy eyes, but the look he g

d. Alton stumbled on the marble, his arms flailing as

ing with sarcasm. "Wow. The great heir to the Fitzpatrick emp

and his face twisted with pure hatred. "Back off, Byron

front of Cordelia. His tall, muscular frame acted like a

to his ear, pretending to clean it. "All I

forehead throbbed. "You do nothing but dr

t, and popped it into his mouth. He crunched down on the hard candy. The

his shirt. She smelled the heavy mix of expensive cologne and

o the streets, it was this exact man who had

ience evaporated. He lifted his cane a

ack silenced the

is chest heaving with exertion. "Have

ry pair of eyes snapped back to the o