the Hopper estate. She was missing a shoe. Her bare foot was cut and bleeding. Her tren

tely grabbed his radio to report in, pressing the button to swing t

er of the room on a tufted leather sofa. A thick cigar burned be

s eyes instantly zeroed in on the dark, purple bruises forming in the s

the distance between them in three long strides. His

k?" he demanded, his voice sharp with panic and the furious

hed his arms away. Her eyes were as empty as a dried-up

and anxiety crossed his eyes before he mask

table, and hurled it violently at the wall. The crystal shatter

xactly whose mysterious funds are aggressively shorting my company on Wall Street! What? Preliminary rep

ipple crossed Audra's dead eyes. Eben's reve

" Audra said. She stared directly into Anderso

cking laugh erupted from his chest. He reached

s a woman who lied to him and crawled into my bed?"

ody trembled slightly, the rims of

ed to a soft, lethal whisper. "You are m

urst of energy flooded her exhausted muscles. She s

f the high ceilings. "I am leaving this place! I cannot look

turning incredibly dangerous. He looked like a p

oulder like a sack of flour, and ignored her frantic kicking and punching. He

hands locked around her wrists, pres

he evidence of your father's crimes in my safe. Where exactly do you t

Hot tears slid from the corners of her eyes, disappearing into he

A sudden, inexplicable irritation tightened his chest. Wit

tone shifting to a sick kind of reasoning. "I will han

, bitter smile forming on her lips. "You mean wa

r head, fixing her dead, empty gaze o

me right now." Her voice hel

ad been struck by lightning. His hands slowly r

d shoulders tense. His voice was hoarse as he ba

ity. "Weld every single ventilation grate in this house shut. Install three-tier biometric locks and laser grids on every e