Maddox estate's underground garage. The air was climate-c
her motorcycle jacket over a plain white t-shirt. Her bo
Her eyes swept past the Ra
of a sleek, matte-bla
nted on the wall. She opened the glass door. She
that!" a vo
She slowly tu
utfit. Her face was flushed with anger. She ran over in her expensive run
. She looked at Ashle
ad bought it for my birthday last mo
st the glass. Her expression did not change. She looked at Av
e said. Her v
can just come back here and take wha
right han
t. Her fingers wrapped around the delicate bones. Ashle
ressed d
m. Her fingers instantly went numb. The mu
p, genuine cry of agony. Her
e more second, letting the pain sink deep into Averi's brai
olls-Royce. She slid down against the door, clutching h
the cabinet. She t
adlights flashed. The engine roared to life wit
door. She looked back at Averi
ar now," A
gear and slammed her foot on the gas pedal. The tires screeched against the
ge. She looked at her wrist. It was already turning re
, Finley sat in his
ddox Corp were a sea of red lines pointing straight down.
y door f
g hysterically. She
st told her not to take my car, and she attacked me
n't rush over to comfort
s liquor cabinet. He poured a hea
nley said sharply. "This
oking confused. Sh
and pulled out a thick stack of legal documents. The to
dollars," Finley said. He took a sip of the burning scotch. "It becomes
ears stopped completely. Pu
e next three months, we are going bankrupt," Finley stated
give it to us
hat Ashlee is mentally unstable... that her time in Eastern Europe left her with severe psychological trauma and violent t
malicious smile spread across her fa
ncies," Averi
er for her tonight. I need you to push her buttons, Averi. I need you to make her lose control
erly. "I know ex
screamed as she pushed the car past ninety miles an hour. She gripped t
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