n the air like
mm
ful, untouchable CEO vanished, and she was just a terrified
quarely in front of Zara, shielding he
s voice dropping to a dangerous, icy register. "Or I will b
the massive mahogany table, his eyes fixed entirely on Zara, ign
roof room. "Which means he doesn't have a nephew. But what he does have is a very talented
ed the digital footprint, but they hadn't accounted f
motion swimming in his dark eyes was terrifying. It was a chaoti
ists at his sides. "The timeline... it matches perfectly. Five years ago. The night I..." He couldn't eve
her," Julian snapped, rea
stop,"
d, blinding rage. She stepped around Julian, her black suit making her look like an aven
ngle word ringing throug
bling as the truth finally hit him. He was a father. He had three children he
and out, desperately wanting to touc
hand away with
d agony. "You don't get to look at me with those sad, betrayed eyes, Lucian!
"I didn't know," he pleaded, his voice thick. "I s
st. "I begged you to listen to me! I was on my knees, Lucian! I was bleeding, and I was
, poking a hard finger
as so cold and so hungry. I built my empire with blood and tears so
ruthless billionaire was gone. In his place was a
le tear escaping his dark eyes. "My company. My fort
e reached into her sleek leather folder and pulled out the
tech division. Give me fifty one percent of Sterling Enterprises. Because if you want
act, and then back up at h
, pulled out his solid gol
do I
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