udy lasted until Brea

ed, supported her weight. She walked to th

e hand, no coat, no briefcase, no indication he inte

Her body inserted itself between him and

ov

N

e it tasted bad. "Don't make th

uction she'd left behind. "You want me to sign away three ye

hilippe. She'd been there when he bought it, in Geneva, on their f

n't s

dangerous. He stepped closer, using his height, using the breadth of hi

n. I have twelve attorneys on retainer who specialize in exactly this type of dissolution. You have-" He looked her up and down, the

h you. The earl

loyee, Breanna. A contractor. And now you're an obstacle. I will bury you in motions and depositions until you owe me money. I will make s

pecific, so calculated, that

palm connected with his cheek, the sound c

bloomed on his skin, vivid against the pallor of his face. B

cheek, testing the damage. His eyes-those terrible, empty eyes-held something she co

age," he said. "One free hit. The

cient, pushing her aside, opening the door, stepping through. T

osed on his profile,

ck against the door, and