awns of the Upper East Side gave way to the grimy streets of a neighboring district. She finally collapsed in

ned against the dirty glass, her chest rising and falling in sharp, painful gasps

r wet jeans. She pulled out three quarters. She shov

twice before C

are you? You sound l

tion was sinking into her bones. "Warren cut the insurance. Fred is trying to steal the

e of trash. Okay, listen to me. The traditional bu

Alaina

ld cold-storage warehouse. I have a contact. I'll text you the address and the entr

" Alaina said.

sed her hands to her face, taki

ooth door open and ste

hts bli

the corner, its tires screeching on the wet asp

g a large black umbrella. Two bodyguards flanked him, cu

djusting his silk tie. "Hand over the box. I'll make sure y

face. Her jaw clamped sh

d," she w

He flicked his wrist

ged. His massive hand reached

orso, letting his hand slip off her wet shoulder. She drove her elbow

unted, stumb

ng his thick arms around her wai

rectly into his groin. The man let out a strangled gasp, his

rella and lunged at her himself

flew to the back of her head. She pulled out the long

d end of the metal pin directly agai

e with shock. The cold metal

her voice vibrating with pure hatre

ad never seen this look in her eyes before. It

left hand. Fred stumbled, his leathe

subway entrance down the block. She leaped down the concrete sta

subway car just as the d

g on the platform, his face twisted in a mask of

na collapsed into a hard plastic seat. Her hands were shaking

t from Chloe. An addres

suspended above the city, Kyle Wood stood

one hovering over the subway entrance. He watched the heat si

uckle rumbled

His eyes burned with a mixture of

ahogany desk, holding a custom-tailored suit that bo

r of the Wall Street wolf. "Contact the auction house in the M

. He held out a blac

hard carbon fiber. Tonight, the poor sales rep