ings of the foyer. She clung to the wooden banister

e my hand instead!" Elvie wai

cold marble floor. He knew begging was useless. If Donovan Suarez wa

d the terrified son with the same emotion he would look at dirt on his shoe. He

aling the two massive bodygua

elina stepp

nched the fabric of Donovan's custom-tailored suit j

om seemed to

He thought the girl had a death wi

his head. His dark, dangerous eyes droppe

up. Her clear, freezi

Her voice was calm, quie

didn't want the police swarming the house on her first day back. She had her own plans, he

eyes. He saw the stubbor

dissolved. The physical contact of her hand on his jack

kle vibrated in

h, but it terrified Warren e

He gently pulled her hand away from his jacket. Then, he flipped her palm ope

t her. He looked

his voice dripping with absolut

sobbing in relief. Elvie collapse

an wasn't

, pointing a finger at the stairs. "He a

r him. It was for Celina. He was handin

the stairs, grabbed Dock by the collar of his shirt,

ck hard in the b

rble floor, landing di

aking so hard his teeth chattered. He looked up at C

choked out, his voice c

't accept the apology. She just stared at him with dead, cold e

ssed. The silenc

Celina lo

of deep satisfaction crossed his fa

ice low and fiercely possessive, cementing the

out the front doors, Prest

ne of the Maybach roared to li

back, staring at the ceiling. Elvie ran down the stairs to hug Dock. Karri

metal watch. It was still

ft. It was a chain. He ha

usted her backpack and walked down the hallway tow