hat he was here for Sophie. He

exhaustion a fragile shield against his

t the firm, working on the Henderson project schemat

m a side table and hurling it against the wall. It shat

le of the fireplace. He braced his hands on either side

ng. "She had a panic attack. She said you cornered her in the

aven't spoken to her outs

ia! She's not like you! She can

dug into my skin. I tried to pull

g," I gasped, the wo

. "If you ever go near her again, I will destroy you. I'll tell Henderson you've been selling our designs to competitor

entire future with, was threatening to rui

we designed, it was all just a b

ked with a pain so deep it felt physical.

s eyes cold and empty. He sh

ug. I lost my balance and fell, the back of my head crac

pain exploded

screamed, rush

ater. The last thing I saw before the darkness swallowed me was