phin

, each drop on the windshield blurring the city lights into

f a childhood fever, made her an easy target, yet it was her salary that sent me to the most elite privat

learned to stand my ground. When others tried to intimidate me, I found ways to

They surrounded me on the stage, their taunts echoing in the vast space as they threatened t

cut through thei

r school. He took a step forward, and his associate, who had been standing in the wings

check for injuries. It was the first time anyone in that world had show

root in my heart. But all I ever saw was the way he looked at Isabel

studies, graduating at the top of my class from a pres

abella's wedding. The ninth attempt. The music was playing, the guests were seated, but the br

ly fractured. His cold, furious eyes scanned the crowd of guests, and then th

me,"

g me, the housekeeper's daughter, to be his wife. For a wild, foolish moment, the girl who'd watched h

know my first name. And just lik

agnosed with pneumothorax, a collapsed lung, he flew in the best medical team in the country, and they saved her life. He s

gns of his growing affection. I thought tha

h hope died

y when I heard him tal

," Dante said, his voice

was hesitant.

y breath

like ice. "A convenient solution. The moment Isabe