ulian lunged at her. His hands closed aro

his face inches from hers

grabbed her, pi

u doing?" she gasped

r an eye,"

He grabbed her hand and, without a flicker of hesitation,

shot up her arm. She screamed,

leaving deep, bleeding gashes. Blood dripped

her body conv

ice. "Get the doctors. Make sure the baby is okay."

go, a bitter smile twisting her lips.

her hands swathed in thick bandages.

said grimly. "The cuts were

bandaged hands. "It' s the

cation blinked on the screen. Her

gs. It was the breath of a prisoner

lked in. He glanced at her ha

, his voice hard. "If you had just beha

id, her voice calm and eve

ug smile touched his lips. "Good. As long a

aid n

ou' re less... morose." He leaned down and kissed her forehead, a gesture

closed be

s face dissolved, replace

hought. You will n

protests of the nurses, and che

rd Katia' s voice, loud and triumpha

100%, and this whole mission will be complete. The Mcgee fortun

ched her lips. She wondered what Julian' s face

he help of her lawyer who expedited the filing usi

t the small box. Cold air wafted out. Inside, the tiny, perfectly formed fet

divorce certificate on top of

the penthouse, out of the building, out of the life

r SIM card, snapped it in half,

to the clouds, she looked out the

d they would n

as w

ost her.