st of glass and steel that pricked a s

alien,

n the wheel, the familiar weight

hree-year-old son, Leo, babbled to his stuffed dinosa

ning to the bel

penthouse suite that probably cost m

rying Leo on his hip, the

gner dresses and tailored suits. The air hummed with

e room, h

entrance, greeting guests as if

strained, brilliant smile plastered on her face. Mark was a st

ege of this world, a world that ha

ned the crowd and t

f a second before it returned, shar

and glided towards Ethan, her sil

nough for those nearby to hear. "I'

the small boy in his

e occasion? A little charity case from that s

fell silent, their ey

ed blood i

turning his body slightly to sh

n said, his voice low a

out a short

h. Don't be ridiculous, E

r, her voice a p

king women from your office? Did you get her pregnant a

esigned to belittle him, to strip him o

er over, a bored ex

hand on So

," he murmured, not out of any sense of decency, b

a wasn't

d, was an affront to her. The presence

d overwhelmed by the loud noises a

n's neck, his small hands

ed his back on Sophia. He rubbed Leo's back, his entire focus shifting to th

er standing there, fuming in her silver dress, the vict