disappeared int

loor-to-ceiling window. He stared at the screen

pre

the platinum cufflink on his lef

he tilted her head, trying to

reen went black. He placed the phone

thud echoed through the suite, as if a medie

obe lights began to flash through t

ntered violently around the lock, sending shar

Five massive bodyguards in bl

eam. She grabbed her collarbone a

ed at his younger brother wi

's face. "You used illegal wiretaps on t

e scoff. He didn't even bothe

radley over the edge. He jerked

ards lunge

om, the heavy thud of tactical

him poured a dozen private military contra

three seconds, they formed a solid wa

lster. He aimed the red laser dot square

odyguards reached

ted it sharply, and drove a knee into his stomach. T

her fingernails digging into the fabri

e on his phone made the intimacy feel suddenly intrusi

. They grabbed his arms and

g purple. "You're a machine, Axel!

om. He stopped inches from Bradl

voice a low, flat rumble, "I will freeze every trust fund

ey's face. The anger in his

dragged Bradley and his men out of th

und was the crunch of splintered wood

e, sir?" Ian asked, k

eep it out of the press

le and picked up his car keys. H

egal team on the line. I need to spend the next few hours neutralizing whatev

he crisis was finally stabilized. Only then did he head to the Hamptons. He