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-up sedan and slammed the door, cutting

steering wheel, my heart hammering against my ribs. The calm I'd shown them was

e screen lit up with Rhys's name. I stabb

e glove compartment and pulled out a small, worn v

tiny, silver baby bootie charm. An almost i

ly thing I ha

ing my first Heat, I'd given birth to a son.He sudd

t in fact, no one calls the police, no one tracks them down, and no one stays up

to keep. The memory was a con

my head for years. Barton had promised to help, but h

last of my weakness burned away. I needed money, and

ing in the living room. Rhys was nowhere in sight. I didn't waste time on greetings. I w

face as he read. Sharon shrieked, "Is that your

the Argent Pack is giving this family to save your company. I

ing with jealousy. "Sister, how ca

didn't seem to think we were family when yo

aze dark. "The money is negotiabl

negotiate." I reached t

. He knew he had no other cards

e real price. "I want to know where my son

rs, I've been saying that the child has gone missing, and that I've been sending people to l

g enough at the time. I needed to give you a reason to live, a reason to keep going.

y pain, as if a father were maki

ible hand squeezed my heart, and for a moment, I couldn't breathe. I stared at

ed me. If he was going to give me a dead end,

the fifty million dollars is non-negotiable. It's what I'm owed

d, but before he coul

r I ever agreed to this marriage. I needed to know what kind of family I was walking into

e silenc

nts hidden in your medical contracts. They haven't taken action yet, as they still hoped the marriage would go through. If I were to marry Black

n Sharon and Janine had nothing to say,

s jaw tight. "Fine. I agree. But you have to meet with

ation to secure my price, even if

heir ugly, triumphant faces.

un was bright, but I felt like I was stepping out of a dark

to pack the few belongings that were truly min

neck, tucking it under my shirt. It rested agains

umber I didn't rec

other end introduced himself as Mr.