Dean go

vishing on him all the privileges of family, except

nerosity, he murdered

, his eyes piercing. "Why did Edmund switch rooms all of a s

rip. She leaned in, her lips seeking his in a desperate attempt to soften his wrath. "It doesn't matter who it

d and kneeling in the relentless rain, defeated and br

a knife's edge. With a swift motion, he tossed Ca

family was exactly w

was merely taking back what he

fingers nimble as they unbuttoned his shirt

thick with breathless m

her body quivering as if she w

culously crafted scheme. Those reporters, the purveyors of her supposed scandal, were li

raw, bitter edge as she gazed up at Ruben who h

as all she had-her partner an

over, making her look

n and the piercing scenes flashing on the screen proved too much for

ring across his features as he smoothly scoope

commanded, his vo

erst

ive Sereville, a high-end neighb

sp white coat rose from the plush sofa, his postu

tairs with Elin in his arms, where he entrusted her to th

, a cigarette smolderin

ld astonishment on his face. "It's remarkable, Ruben. You've run in

Jeffrey. "The other man is me," he s

g into a mischievous smile. "I see. So the thrill of

ssional. "I've given her a sedative to ensure she sleeps soundly. Once s

s, Jeffrey collected his med

rt before his attention was pulled away

They want to know if you've returned to the country," t

ive back myself. And hire a few servants to look after her in the

by her family, she had trou

.

nfamiliar yet opulent surroundings,

fair, the cold rain outside the Infinity Group building, and t

a cruel illusion, a deception her

ken, Elin darted out of th

r haste, her foot slipping off a s

ut, steadying her with an effortless grasp. The man po

off? Where do you think you're headed

alming her nerves. She recognized the man-it was him, the one from that

d softly, the words lace

rds, her lips pressed tightly together in a thin lin

gnawed at her, questions

ng just to set her up and take the co

er behind Ruben spoke up. "Ms. Walsh, is

ed with a stark indifference that chilled the air. "Sh

rassment across her cheeks. She grabbed the keys from Josh and made a s

r that she was no longer allowed. Knowing it would be a lost cause to conf

epped out of the car a

ed on a small boy blissfully playing on a wooden horse in