Dean go
vishing on him all the privileges of family, except
nerosity, he murdered
, his eyes piercing. "Why did Edmund switch rooms all of a s
rip. She leaned in, her lips seeking his in a desperate attempt to soften his wrath. "It doesn't matter who it
d and kneeling in the relentless rain, defeated and br
a knife's edge. With a swift motion, he tossed Ca
family was exactly w
was merely taking back what he
fingers nimble as they unbuttoned his shirt
thick with breathless m
her body quivering as if she w
culously crafted scheme. Those reporters, the purveyors of her supposed scandal, were li
raw, bitter edge as she gazed up at Ruben who h
as all she had-her partner an
over, making her look
n and the piercing scenes flashing on the screen proved too much for
ring across his features as he smoothly scoope
commanded, his vo
erst
ive Sereville, a high-end neighb
sp white coat rose from the plush sofa, his postu
tairs with Elin in his arms, where he entrusted her to th
, a cigarette smolderin
ld astonishment on his face. "It's remarkable, Ruben. You've run in
Jeffrey. "The other man is me," he s
g into a mischievous smile. "I see. So the thrill of
ssional. "I've given her a sedative to ensure she sleeps soundly. Once s
s, Jeffrey collected his med
rt before his attention was pulled away
They want to know if you've returned to the country," t
ive back myself. And hire a few servants to look after her in the
by her family, she had trou
.
nfamiliar yet opulent surroundings,
fair, the cold rain outside the Infinity Group building, and t
a cruel illusion, a deception her
ken, Elin darted out of th
r haste, her foot slipping off a s
ut, steadying her with an effortless grasp. The man po
off? Where do you think you're headed
alming her nerves. She recognized the man-it was him, the one from that
d softly, the words lace
rds, her lips pressed tightly together in a thin lin
gnawed at her, questions
ng just to set her up and take the co
er behind Ruben spoke up. "Ms. Walsh, is
ed with a stark indifference that chilled the air. "Sh
rassment across her cheeks. She grabbed the keys from Josh and made a s
r that she was no longer allowed. Knowing it would be a lost cause to conf
epped out of the car a
ed on a small boy blissfully playing on a wooden horse in