heavy oak door open

Crystal chandeliers cast sharp light

in the center of the room, sipping

holding his phone, video-chatting with Hayl

have stepped foot back in this circus if her legal ID and emergency passport weren't still locked in the study safe. She ne

the floor. Her face twi

ng the video call. Instead, he angled the screen so Haylee could see, a cruel smirk playing on his

finally crawled back? I thought you'd still

d travel case pressed against her chest. She only needed her

onto the saucer. The por

demanded, her sharp eyes fixi

Her voice was raspy, but the word

t up from the sofa as

t Allison. "You brought dead people into my house? You are ruini

ear the stairs. "Get those disgusting thing

eaching his hands out to grab

s eyes w

e submissive wife vanished. The

s with the butler. The sheer, predatory violenc

ng in mid-air. A cold sweat broke o

. He thought Allison was

led. He lunged forward, reaching out t

a fraction of an inch. She pivot

ied him forward, and he stumbled awkwardly, barel

n's chest. He spun around, twi

nd get the hell out of

ken

s struck

secretly saved from bankruptcy t

more. There was only a pr

lison said. Four

table with a metallic clatter. "The car is in the driveway. I'm done with your 'chari

d walked toward the door. Her

!" Kason shouted at her back. "You h

oorknob. She let out a soft, chilling

the private road and pu

-funded rental, she opened a ride

shelter. Not

property purchased years ago through a heavily layered blind trust, funded entirely by her classified haza

atched the city lights bleed across the wi

rn Kason Lindsay's