curb, leaving the flashing cameras and the su

f glass partition separating them from the driver sli

at. She let out a long, heavy exhale. The fragile

pulled her knees up, aggressively rubbing her reddened ankles

tle of ice water. He handed it to her, a smirk playing o

he water in one go. The freezing liquid hit her stomach, extingui

o the console. The display lit up,

lson's new weapon" were already

, leaning back. "That was the most expen

ut a dark, humorless laugh. "That was just the interes

er water bottle against it. The glass and plastic c

Are you really going to keep poking th

d up her phone, unlocked it, and swiped to a PDF

ng report targeting the Pierce family'

uinely surprised. He knew she had connections, but this required deep, entre

thing the same air," Corinne said coldly. "

the phone back. "My job here is done. The stage is yours. I'm not ge

just using her to humiliate Corwin.

ad snapped toward the window. Her eyes locked onto

used to call home. The place where A

," Corinne or

ed her face against the cold glass of the window. Her eyes greedily devou

mbition vanished from her face. In its pla

balcony on the glass. The movement was agonizingl

pered to the glass. "That's my sanctuar

ustus warned quietly. "He doesn't let anyon

e window. She turned to look at Justus. The

through hell t

com button. "Drive. T

glittering lights of Manhattan, plunging to

oded with the sound of Alex's laughter, followed im

er wrists were bulging. He quietly reached over and turned dow

arkness. Inside, the fire of r