toward the idli

a distinct scent cutting through the exhaust fumes. It was the fa

ow was rolled

nst the leather seat. His large hands we

d rigid, a pulse beating

ked the collar of his expensi

guard was frantically yellin

ical helicopter and didn't even n

canned the man i

oted the slight blue tint to his lips and the terrifyi

nd pulled the hea

hed into the

in the front s

lster in a fraction of a second. The dark muzzle

a slow, del

of the gun and spoke in a voice made of ice. "Put the gun

s finger froze

diating from this young woman para

forced his hea

e girl standing in the doorway. She was wearing a cheap dress a

eaned int

She pressed two cool fingers directly against

touched his, Grayson

pressure she applied to the artery instan

hand back after exa

a, and a rare derivative of the olea

d. His deep eyes wide

ee months testing his blood, and they had only iden

saw hi

rk. "Whoever is feeding this to you eats breakfa

d into her

out warning, she drove the sharp tip of the pin direc

uted and lunged a

ised a tre

arp, authoritative gesture that

ulled the

ture wound. Grayson took a massive, shuddering breath. The agonizi

l, his chest rising

on asked, his voice

didn't

tissue, tossed the tissue into the ca

steps, blinding high beams

, black Cadillac Escalad

ing the intersection and trapping the Range Rover. In the center

r of the May

flawless tuxedo, stepped out onto the as

ast the armed bodyguar

and bowed deeply, bending at

emotion. "I am the head butler of the Kerr family.

Rover, Grayson's

ly practically owned Wall Street. He wa

xpression d

epping into a multi-million-dollar arm

the back seat

r slammed shut, completely

the night like a pack of ghosts, leaving the body

head back against

rigid pulse beat in his jaw. "Run a