old me to drug you and hand you off to that fat guy, yeah, but come on, you're my sister. You think I'd actually do that? I only gave you the knockout spray so t

serious-not like he was making this up. Besides, ever since she

ce tried to drug her. Or that one time she kne

't budge. That's what convinced her-he wasn't trying to hurt he

nging in his sleek office like a king, legs crossed, eyes slightly closed,

cing, his mouth was dry and he

stant, "Find out who sent that wo

was finally interested in a woman? First time ever. He figured thi

ogating Xander like he was some criminal. Sh

u keep doing that, I'll walk around looking like I go

oth-planning to mess with your head and trash my reputation. Once we hit

two snakes... Dad and Mom helped them out so much while they were alive. They've

hey were both big names in the jewelry world, remember? It's not just money-there's a bunch of

different. Not like before. The old Vanessa? Kinda pretty, yeah

seemed shar

to play around. You don't even care about me! I almost drowned a few days ago, you know? Ever since I

around his wrist somehow came loose, and the dizziness from earlier disappeared in

to yank her arm free, but her brother, even though the same age, had surpr

he siblings come down, Grace quickly stepped up, saying,

ander cut in, his face more serious than Vanessa had ever seen. His tone ma

al. He even managed to get a specialist appointment in all th

u, I'm fine. Just a little

rightest bulb-what if your brain's worse now? You were born just a few minutes earlier than me

ow. But obviously, she couldn't say that out loud. So she let him fuss over her. But wait, they w

r stood up. "I'm grabbing a bottle of

She was almost twenty, come on. Did he really think she still need

as he wasn't in on it with Grace, she could forgive him. She'd been an only c

t-screen TV hanging on the wall to keep peo

is assistants. His chiseled features looked impossibly flawless on ca

g wide and mouth dropping open. Oh. My.