g against the guards' hold. "This is my co

erves. "Not for long, I imagine." He looked at the guards. "He'

gle. I grunted, the sharp pain shooting up to my shoulder. "I' m call

and with a sharp, deliberate motion, threw it to the marble floor. The screen shattered, t

rd said, not soun

started to gather in the hallway, drawn by the commotion. "He

ulted in a company I helped build, framed by the man sleeping wit

" I shouted, my voice raw. It

u might be her husband on paper, but everyone here knows who she goes home with. You' re the third whe

ul truth I couldn't deny. I could h

really her

ks so...

er for her. He' s driv

strength drain away, replaced by a cold, heavy des

knees," Liam o

napped up

hit the hard marble with a crack that echoed in the silent hallway. Pain flared, shar

an apology," Liam

my phone on the floor, my jaw clenched

. "I guess we' ll have to be more persu

out of my lungs in a painful gasp. I choked,

I heard

s going

iv

ith what looked like shock. For a wild, insane moment, a flicker of hope ig

g cruelty vanished, replaced by a look of fear and vul

He came into the office and attacked me!" He pointed a shak

n. The guards let me go, stepping

eading with my eyes. "He instigated the whole thing. He had them smash

e, innocent eyes, then back to me. The hallway was sil

h. The seconds stretc

nreadable, and said the words that shat

of any emotion. "Just give him the cu

ufflink. It was about who she was choosing, right here,

aped my lips. It was over.

ching platinum cufflink from the fabric of my shirt. I didn't look at it. I

t it fall. It hit the marble floor with a faint, metallic cli

st time. Her face was a m

of her employees, past the security desk, and out the glass doors into the blinding Califor