odyguard leader, as he stepped forward, his face twisted

imagined anyone daring to provoke Kellan this openly, and in his

mn man had crossed him twice in one night, and h

jolted, and surprise flickered through his eyes

compact yet wickedly sharp, its tip resting pr

but the fury burning in her eyes was u

napped up. His grip closed around Avery's throat with frighten

bout to shatter, and blood seeped past his

ry, and her eyes widened as the

years without a single loss, yet the man in front of her

us sharpened, and she shifted tactics again an

ved, Kellan stayed ahead of her, dismantli

the truth became impossible to ignore. No matter

ed what strength she had left and sla

tack before it fully formed and slipped past i

oom like a discarded object. She slammed into the floor with a heavy crash, pain ex

bed." Clayton rushed forward once it was clear the fight was over, his v

, motioning sharply for hi

is hands with slow precision, and

shing, Kellan cast a brief glance toward Avery sprawled on the floor

heavily once t

rd the path he had taken. Her fingers brushed the cut at the cor

m, and she clenched her hand, letting the pai

ad tasted defeat. She swore that this

spun around and stormed into the bathr

she drew in a slow breath when warm water spilled over her

her face and soaked through her clothes,

darkened by water and outlining

thes one piece at a time, and her fingers finally fou

ved, her true fo

reached for a white bathrobe

silence. The wound along her neck had nearly sealed, y

of Horizon Group, the largest and most

across every circle, and there were even whispe

business world and into the position of the third largest pharmaceutical company globally. As its y

ck, and her understanding of him shifted. Wha

her phone cut thro

bathroom and crossed to the bed, picking up

, and a short command flashed on the

ge the instant she f

.

against a white leather sofa in gray silk sleepwear, one leg resting over the other. H

ered with a

ubordinate rushed inside and passed a tablet t

e highest black belt certification. Six months ago, he entered Horizon Group through the security division. In jus

sed to receive a month in the Laurel Club luxury suite. However, someone mistakenly issued him the k

mpletely, not daring t

hen took a measured sip of Islay whiskey. Through the crystal, his eyes looked

o him, and even the smallest di

to place Avery directly beneath his quarters, s

help but think the outcome was alr