crete, floor-to-ceiling glass, and black leather. It was breathtak

d her gently onto the massive sofa. Dr. Evan

eyes were fixed on the doctor's gloved hands touching Francisca's pale skin. The air aroun

ffocating pressure in the room. He hastily wrapped her ankle and snappe

up. "I can't stay here for two weeks! I have

ting a dark shadow over her. "You want to craw

, which Everet had retrieved from her clutch, b

r ID read

mbled as she answere

Everet to hear. "Silas is furious! His arm is broken, the deal is off, and we're ruined! Don't you dare

it!" Francisca cried out, tears

d suddenly snatched th

peratures plummeting to absolute zero. "If you sell that locket, Richard, I will persona

end, followed by dead silence. Ever

d then that her family wasn't her support system. They were l

g before she woke and returning late in the night. Yet, his terrifying presence was everywhere. The fri

oredom and anxiety, Francisca hobbled o

er lay open. The title read: Jennings Gr

porate embezzlement. There were even detailed wire transfers showing exactly how he funneled Silas's fifty

gated every dark c

en. Everet walked in, methodi

les. "You investigated me," she accused, her voic

ouched his lips. He slowly closed the distance between them,

de of her waist, caging her in. His icy scent of cedar and ozone enveloped her. The mo

her heart hammering against her ribs a

wolves to pamper his stepdaughter. Silas wants you dead. No one else in this city can s

trap snapping shut around her

buzzed. He answered it, his eyes

ark amusement in his eyes vanis

s visitors. Loan sharks from the local syndic

old. She grabbed her cr

at her, analyzing her pathetic loyalt

ice devoid of emotion. "It's time you s