nd suffocating silence. The air crackled with Burleigh's unspoken fury. She sat

e said. Low. Dangerous. Vibrated through the s

Possession. Tha

words tasted like ash. She'd bro

id, cutting like shards of glass. "Remember your place, Kelsey. During our contract, yo

she cho

ed him to take her to a sterile penthouse. Instead, the car

main entrance of New York-Pre

at him, bewild

looking at her. "You h

jarringly at odds with the cold-blooded monster she thought

and confused. She scrambled out o

r slender figure disappearing through automatic doo

ed in the sweet, irreplaceable scent of her child. For a few precious minutes, the world outside ceased to e

nown number. She had a fe

into the hallway. "What do you

darling, I heard you made quite a mess! Not only did you fail to ge

none of yo

father, bless his weak heart, has been hemorrhaging money for years. I was counting on your marriage into the

any money!"

to does," Judith purred. "I saw you, Kelsey. Burleig

n Kelsey's spine. Jud

suade your new benefactor to hel

lse w

y. Hospitals are such busy places. Terrible shame if a nurse made a mistake. Wrong medication. A

-sucked the air from Kelsey's lung

dare," Kelsey growled, voice

I know you've been poking around the stunt world again. A few dollars here and there

ne wen

ening to give out. Shaking from head to toe

going to hu

.

dn't recede, but something else rose to meet

the world down

s sleeping forehead, lips lingering. Then she

as a prisoner returning to her cell