through the gap in the heavy blackout c

yes shut. Her head pounded w

arp, pulling soreness radiated throu

pped her

obbed with a dull, bruised ache. She instinctively pulled her arms down, realizing that the silk tie that had bound

cal blow to the stomach. The club

bs like a trapped bird. She slow

His broad, muscular back was exposed, the skin

d absolute, wa

erself not to make a sound. She carefully lifted the

violently, threatening to give out. She grabbed th

shifted, letting

ld her breath. She waited until his brea

the door. She tiptoed over, snatched it up, and pulled it over h

run when a thou

ruised by Deron's betrayal and Belva's cruelty, flared up. She

cked back into the side pocket-he must have returned it. In her m

sk near the window. She picked up a h

ok slightly

ge skills. Like an

on the nightstand right next to his head, and sm

n't bother putting them on

the carpeted hallway to the elevator. She jammed the lobby

ater, the man in

e pulsed at his temples from the alcohol a

d, expecting to pull the warm, s

et empty,

is sharp eyes swept th

. His gaze locked

sat on top of a piec

ng the paper from the wood. He read the

ge skills. Like an

the room

n in his neck bulged against his skin. His j

ho controlled billions, had just been paid off wit

adulterated fury t

ng bone-white. He swung his leg out of bed and kicked the heavy ma

the landline

ice vibrating with lethal rage. "Pull every camera feed. Nobod

econds later, freezing at the sight of the destroyed room

y below. "Find her," he whispered, a