es's expansive corner office at Mills Corporation with the confidence of a man who

on Graves's polished mahogany desk

into a thunderous mask. He saw the official court seal of the State of New York. He ripped the envelope open, his mov

ripped it in half. Then in half again. And again, until the legal document was nothing but a pi

the stunned server, his voice dang

xt to Cleone's number. "This is not over. You are my wife. Forever." A s

one was still using a cane, her movements slow and careful, but she was out of the p

their conversation. "Sloa

inst their table, a charming smirk on his face. He barely glanced at Cleone, his foc

disgust. "Get lost, Beaumont. I don't socializ

surprise in his blue eyes. "Aurelia

nancy to trap a man," Sloane retorted, her voice sharp enough t

of embarrassment and anger, straightened

Aurelia. She greeted him at the door, her face a mask of concern, and tried to wrap her

asked, her lower lip pushi

hem. He looked at her, his gray eyes unreada

quickly masked with a sympathetic frown. "Oh, darling. That's

le to play. I have mine." He tapped the crystal of his expensive watch. "Seven months. From the day you were discharged. That was the

oorway. She had expected him to be relieved, to celebrate with her. In

e. She let out a guttural scream of frustration, picked up a heavy crystal vase from a nearby table, and hurled