guards surrounded the area and c

ning, their guesses quickly became outrageous. Eve

She probably made the whole thing up ju

can't stand women who play tricks like this.

top at once. She was completely focused on treating his boss. Nothing in her eyes suggested that she was trying to flirt

applying firm pressure to a precise spot on his lower abdomen, she took an auto-injector fro

fted closer and placed one hand over the other at the c

ed before his breathing

he ambulance arri

ng from this point." After saying th

emergency during her time as a doctor. She

rified when Claire met her

ered as she grabbed her arm. "Do y

her out of the club. They hurried away as though th

ed her foot on the gas and raced for twelve blo

s though her friend had c

voice shook with fear. "The man you had your hands all over

stant border of Ironridge. She had returned to Pilvale only recently because of an arran

poorest, while Egomont was the wealthiest. Pilv

nty-six, yet he already led the Greene Group and had earned a ruthless reputation across the city. Everyone

she knew Nolan much better than Claire did. "More women than I can count have tried to approach him, but none of them

ollie dramatically drew a

her laughter. "I wasn't tr

! Your hands were all ove

t," Claire retorted in a flat tone. "I ne

won't see any differ

into the Zenith Lounge's security system and erased every recording that captured her face. "Everything happened so quickly tha

ame to her mind. "That reminds me. What about that awful husband of yours? Wou

"Any man who only values a woman'

. He must have plenty of money if he owns a property in Eden. Still, no one important in Pilva

n't give her

name was Christopher Bennett. She had

final wish, she wouldn't have agr

t night. Shortly before four in the morning, Claire secr

ad regained consciousness

name was Christopher Bennett. Hardly anyone knew

t the man she had rescued last ni

t difficult to breathe. Nolan's cold stare w

assistant, Sean Marshall. He had already p

nto marrying a woman he believed was ugly and worthless. However, he

identity. Instead, he had allowed her to treat Nolan. He had also

control. People were saying that a woman had t