beside me. I lay there for hours, not moving, not sleeping, just staring at

ing company, had initiated a hostile takeover of the primary investor in my fam

, Amelia! You had to be with that man! You had to go and anger

eyes vacant. He couldn't speak. The doctors said it was stress-induced. Th

here I was going, but my feet carried me through the familiar streets,

e. The back window rolled down. It was K

dn't

e said, his eyes cold. "I can make it stop. Or I c

face and a bitter smile touched my

and glamour and power. And now he was dragging me back into the

taking my blood pressure, drawing up a diet plan. Kaelen watched from the doorway, a s

read one of the books from Kaelen's vast library, but the words just swam in front of my eye

tor. A new, anonymous benefactor had swept in, stabilizing the company. My moth

a long time, then gently brushed a strand of hair from my face. His touch was fea

down my temple. He didn't want a partner. He wanted a pet. A beautiful