eaving the morning sky over the
ive desk, a glass of untouched whiskey in his hand, staring blindly at the city below. His mind was a toxic l
n's n
thick manila folder and a silver tablet. He looked exhausted, having
ucian muttered, not turning ar
. He walked up to the desk and placed the fol
He set the whiskey g
pean tax filings, family trees. Everything." Marcus tapped a piece of paper. "Julian Pierce is an on
ice suddenly felt
riously. She lied. She looked him dead in the eyes and li
handing it to Lucian. "The hotel lobby cameras were wiped. Whoever runs her tech security is a gen
mpletely steady, but his heart was hammer
hite. It showed Zara stepping out of
from the backseat that made th
mall ch
tle boys. Even in the blurry security footage, Lucian
ace. "According to the driver I questioned, they are about four
an's fingers. It hit the mah
ght train. Five years ago, he threw her out
te. His breathing turned ragged. He closed his eyes, and suddenly,
ant when I ki
t, the rage, and the overwhelming possessiveness crashed into him all at once. He had three ch
meeting with Vance Design is in twenty minutes i
a dark, terrifying fire. He straightened his tie, look
umble. "Tell security to lock down the executive floor the moment Ms.
Minutes
by Julian and Chloe. She wore a sharp black suit today, the color o
t hallway toward the boardroom. "Once he signs, we strip his tech division and a
Zara sai
the boardroom, expecting to see a tab
room was comp
for o
long table, leaning back in his leathe
behind her suddenly slammed shut. The loud CLICK
ng it violently. "It's locked from th
ld. She turned slow
picked up a small remote from the table and pressed a button. The electronic blinds
locking onto hers with a burning intensity that m
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