p club's VIP area. Kylie's gaze hooked onto it, her heart thu

giggle threatening to leave her lips. "Only

thing, the distant throb of bass from the main room, and Daniel's low, ominous

re, let alone fired one. Sure, she'd seen them in mo

ng herself. In one seamless act

It was heavier than she thought, and her arms trembled slightly under it

was rigid, opposing her efforts. A small part of her brain recog

realized. "He ha

er arms shaking as she directed it at Daniel. The barrel

at single word. She sounded afraid, which she was, b

ers down Kylie's spine. His eyes raked over her, taking in the shaking gu

u know about a big ole gun like that?" he

ack, making the too tight dress cling even more tightly to her skin. T

nger now. The initial astonishment was fading off, replaced

s attitude darkening. "I d

wn. She saw his gigantic bulk flying towards her, his hands outstretch

eezed the

t from her grip. The blast was thunderous in the small space, leavin

to the bed before crumpling to the floor. A dar

, now feeling ten times heavier. The acrid scent of gunpowder assaulted her nose,

ts, an unending loop of panic and disbelief. She'd shot someone.

rashing down on her like a tidal wa

, eliminating any evidence of her fingerprints. That was awkward and am

ed down the hallway, nearly tumbling in her haste to flee. She passed a boredlooking guard, who scarce

She swallowed it down greedily, attempting to rid the odor of gunpowder and panic from her lungs. He

ver's seat. Her hands shook so terribly she could hardly get

eat on full blast. Her teeth chattered, her w

ng a long-ago first aid training. "It's ju

normally. The last thing she needed was to get pulled over

blood. Tiny droplets, barely apparent unless you knew to look for them. B

ing. The car veered uncontrollably, nearly slammi

rough gritted teeth. "I am Kylie go

curled around the poor girl's throat. The girl's body hit the floor, abandoned like rubb

cefully, shoving the memorie

to the garage of the Morgan mansion. The vast home loomed over her, its windows

ior, using enough cleaning agents to make her eyes water. Her disguise came off piece by piec

o the voracious flames. Kylie watched as the evidence of her night's esca

conspicuous coveralls, Kylie's mind raced. What would happen now? Would the polic

ng the treasured Morgan's name, was almost

er on full blast, not bothering to wait for the water to warm up before stepp

the water soak through the coveralls. Then, as if a dam had cracke

r spray. Kylie slid down the tiled wall, pre

uelly, recalling her mother's oft-r

er shower, Kylie didn't feel like a Morgan. Sh

ie's mind slipped. How had she landed up here? It felt like only yesterday she'd b

ld her of her forthcoming marriage to some mystery billionaire.

hter. But inwardly, questions had festered. Who was this man?

w questions here and there, some covert inquiries about her parents' s

to organized crime. And then, the most alarming of all rumors

fragments of discussion, and a few wellplaced bribes to the proper people. But that was enoug

, Kylie wondered if it had been worth it. She'd confirmed he

fied or not, that was a weight sh

ess, Kylie forced herself to stand. She took off the soaking co

y makeup swirled down the drain, along with the cheap perfume she'd coated herself in. By the

mo

surroundings felt alien now like they belonged to a different person. A Kyli

few hours, the sun would rise. The world would go on turning, ignorant

Recognized her, despite the disguise? The questions wh

y realized what their perfect daughter had done? The t

ever know. No on

on. She would bury this night deep inside herself, lock it away in the darkest reg

And Morgans were nothing if not m

off into a fitful sleep, one

d ever be th