d Expressway, the engine roaring as Dolph

ed cabin was suffocating. The air pre

e. His jaw was clenched tight. He was using the extreme speed to burn of

right wrist with her left ha

ing?" she asked,

head. A cruel, vicious

y you the protection of the Valentine family

hased Gordon around like a pathetic lapdog for years. Everyone on the Upp

Jaelynn direct

trembled. The insult was so precise, so crue

cheek until she tasted copper, for

aelynn fired back, her voice turning to

d to trigger someth

s foot on the

alt, leaving thick black marks as the car violentl

d across the console. He grabbed her c

fying rage. "If you're selling yourself, don't

ed to destroy her. "Something to use to piss Gordon off. When I

s furious eyes. She forced her

right, I'll gladly be y

ce like she burned him

for the rest of the trip. He drove straight into Manhattan an

as she unbuckled her

the Aston Martin sped off, dis

hed down next to a trash can, buried her face in her good hand, and sob

ce. Her eyes were hard and empty. She kn

subway and took the tra

nne opened it and saw Jaelynn's swollen wr

rabbed a bag of frozen peas, and

ynn calmly told Adrianne everything. T

from him. We'll find another way. You can ge

d opened the photo of the ICU bill Artie had sent h

she had hidden away and transferred it to a cheap moving company. She

t house," Jaelynn stated. "I

high-rise in Manhattan,

lass of amber whiskey in his hand. The floor ar

mess and frowned. "Are you out of your mind

e alcohol burned his throat. "I'm just teac

rdon's arm on the court today. That didn't lo

n on the table. The sharp crack echoed in

d three cheap cardboard boxes in t

en. Inside were a few old books and framed ph

ht, she threw them directly into the trash can. She