omed over Eleonora, his broad shoulder

the table. He didn't look at the

said. His voice wa

abbed their files and practically ran for the double doors. Jesse Meyer gave

tch echoed in the m

own. She tilted her ch

ow," she said, her voice cold. "And I wa

He walked toward her. His leather shoes ma

smell his cologne-a sharp mix of cedar and cold mint.

ed up the legal document sh

hen, he gripped the top edge and

rn pieces onto th

with anger. "That is a

augh. He leaned down, hi

k, "I will have you arrested for faking your own death and attempting to defraud

seized. She knew he wasn't bluffing.

dn't file the papers five years ago because you'r

coward hi

out. His long fingers clamped around her jaw,

d to look away. She glared at h

r chests heaving, the air crack

far corner of the boardroom. He pressed his thumb against a hid

er sore jaw. She

safe and pulled out a

r. He flipped the bo

nd ring. The stone caught the light, throw

's eyes

eft hand. His grip was brutal, locking her w

go!" Eleonora yelled. She

mond ring from the box. He forced it onto her r

but it slid perfectly into

inger. A sick, twisted look of sat

She pulled at it, trying to rip it off. It woul

she demanded, her vo

her lower back hit the edge of the boardroom table. He placed

" Butler ordered. "You are going

ever do tha

nd I am in the middle of a ten-billion-dollar merger. I will not have a

erly. "You think I ca

oser. His eyes w

resource I have to destroy whatever pathetic life you built in

blood tur

ler started digging into her life in Europe, he would find t

ped. Her hands dro

irk touched the corner of his mouth. He reached up an

om his touch. She looked

"I'll play your game. But I swear to G