e curb in front of the towering glass fa
cold tap water and wrapped a strip of torn bedsheet around my palm. The makeshift bandage was hidden inside the sleeve of the dark sweater Kay
wound, but the bleeding had stopped. I tucked my i
ia descended. They swarmed the car li
ra flashes exploded in my face. The intense light se
face. The reporters screamed questions, their v
trides. Without a word, his large hand clamped firmly around my waist. He pulled me flus
dress, his palm felt branding-
a! How does it feel to go from a Schroeder heiress to a convicted fraudste
eted. My fingers curled inward, grabbing a fistful of Kayden's suit jacket, holding on like it was a
ten degrees. He turned his head and pinned the reporter with a sta
he anger burned hotter. I lifted my chin, forcing a
u should focus on your plummeting ratings and the cheap, off-the-rack suit you're wearing instead of harassing peopl
standing there with her mouth hanging open. The e
in his eyes. His grip on my waist tightened, and he used the silence to carve a
te air conditioning
roaching. Her face immediately twisted into a sneer. She cross
as been revoked," she said, he
hands rested heavily on the batons at their belts. They
p back. I st
pped the walkie-talkie straight off the shoulder strap o
g a citizen-even a former Schroeder-is a very, very expensive mistake. You have exactly three seconds to de
torney on retainer. But my voice ca
-the authority drilled into me from twenty-one years of living as a
k as she pulled her master keycard from he
sp, clear note. The stain
losed, instantly cutting off t
yden dropped his hand from my waist. The sudden absence of his heat left a cold pa
against the mirrored wall. "Flaw
y dress, keeping my eyes fixed
y pocket. The bandage was still dry. "It's called profess
chimed agai
ridor. We walked to the massive double doors of Kayden's
le sound of a woman's breathy laughter and
His eyes turned into black, bottomless pits of rage.
pped closer, closing the distance bet
of his shirt. "Ready for war, fiancé?" I whispe
nd. He pulled his arm free, grabbed my hand, intertwining our fingers tigh
s heavy leather boot and kicked the m
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