sat at her desk, cradling a cup of black coffee, when her encrypted phone chimed. A notifica

as almost la

sed the no

A titan of the industry, one of the few wh

peaker. "I'm just calling to check on the Henderson acquis

ng a rare warmth. "It's progressing well

e. "Da

e was answ

e blunt judgment of a man who had watched empires

n. Lloyd Manor. Winston Hayes, the family's butle

your presence at the manor. He wishe

l be there in a

summons from Magnus meant only one thing: he was wo

pulled up to the imposing iron gates of the Long Island estate, Darius's Bentley was alre

ignoring their stunned, hosti

decorum was fixed on her face, but her eyes were chips of ice. She walked right

performance for an audience of one. She held Daphne at arm's length, a

lle. Since you and Darius are divorcing, you should learn som

g smile. "Ms. Stone. I do hope

her tone loaded with meaning, "do you still have access to that mira

Isabelle's companies. It wasn't commercially available. She had given a small jar

ied smoothly. "A Swiss friend of mine developed it. Extre

e. She squeezed Daphne's hand. "You s

ugh the theater.

them toward the east wing of the mansion, where

Aegis Laboratories would revoke Genev

ars, no pleas, no pathetic bids for his attention. Instead, she moved with a cold, untouchable grace he had never seen before. Something un

could hear a man's voice, raised in anger. A cane tappin

ed the d

file on every current trouble facing Lloyd Group. And send Briaan Hudson's contac