ay of the Hamptons estate. The massiv

ersian rugs. The butler immediately eyed

ssessiveness flared. He took off his suit

ered his voice and warned her that she wa

far end of the long oak table sat Eleanor, his

er cold eyes swept over Holly

ly. He sat down right next to her,

r forks hitting porcelain plates

o the point. She demanded to know why there

ial agreement had a strict heir cla

nife and fork. The mental pressure fro

to change the subject, mentioning the rec

rcy. She threw a stack of tabl

d Crawford frequently visiting the p

d. She accused him of dragging the family

slammed his hand on the table. He growle

ine was perfectly healthy. He said her medical rep

able like a bomb. The

invisible hand. He was actually study

k. Her body shook with anger. She

h. The sound was full of desperate

ivered her counterattack. "I am not a breeding machine," she stated coldly. "Perhaps t

flash of complex, dark emotion-something heavily guarded and deeply buried-crossed h

as brutal enough to snap her bone.

nnatural reaction. Her eye

er arm. She stared right back at Cra

ped her arm out of his grip an

d she could not sit through this absurd trial anym

s sharp voice stopped him dead. She orde

Her stomach twisted in violent knots from the emotional cras