ghts set the perfect mood. The bar hummed with life, its atmos

spotting a familiar figure

ckles lightly on t

er and Brenna. Yet, despite the distance, Brenna had always been the one taki

Eliana in a fierce hug. "Finally, you're ditching t

s nearly spilling over. When Eliana had suddenly announced her im

top-tier agent, and a master hacker. The list of her identities was endless. Yet at the height

for what you are. But he hasn't laid eyes on you like this

ed with intelligence and allure. It was a face that could

was poisoned-ugly, fat, and barely recognizable. It was only a

o, what's next? All our businesses have

ate to find Night, the legendary doctor, over these years. They've offered fortunes for you

ssed her these past three years? It was as if she had been under a spell, c

. I'm back,"

figured out wh

flat, void of emotion. Hallie Brown, her half-

you going to do about it? Are yo

"Of course not. She'll tast

ink. Both beautiful and commanding in presence,

irking as he addressed them. "Hey, gorgeous l

ponse was ic

e that. What's the matter? No boyfriend to keep yo

thin. "I won't say it

t? You girls come here, dressed like that, and expect us not to notic

ce, Eliana's foot connected with

ys, get her!" he shouted, t

summoned by the noise, the men were alread

pling through the crowd. Eliana's swift takedown

Let's head to a room on the second floor," she said to Brenna, her voice cal

r, two men watched the scene

he had seen. "That woman is something else. She floored

eside him, remaine

oo. Much prettier than your wife." He still pictured Johnny's ex as the ov

corrected, his t

s for a casual toast. "Right.

d, "But if she's hanging out with Bre

d, a fierce competitor who had crossed paths

hey drink enough to celebrate her newfound freedom, and Eliana had complied, perhaps more than she

e hallway, hoping some fresh air might clear her head. But as she exited the re

s seeing things, her alcohol-clouded mind play