thousand miles away. When she reached for

lled with tears. "Cole,

eassurances, but the irritation crawled under his skin. She tried to lean he

ar the latest? That real estate mogul, Kenji Tanaka? His mistress tried t

Chloe's desperate scream over the phone, saw her pale face in the hospit

ing down hard, clawed its way into his m

, but it went straight to voicemail. His text

his chair scraped loud against the floor, ignoring Carroll's

the driver stop. He bought a huge bouquet of white tulips, her favorite. He didn't know why. An apology? A pea

apartment door, expecting to find her

ess hit him in the face. T

coffee table lay the apartment key and th

master suite, into the walk-in closet. Her side was c

aw yell, he hurled them against the wall. The delicate petals

mber again, jabbing at the screen. This

rfectly professional. "Hello, M

formality was a sl

into the phone. "Chloe, did I no

d. "Your limits? You mean threatening my

ck here

bye,

, terrifying fear wrapped its fingers around his throat. He might have actually lost her. He'd always assumed her love was a given, an u