ached into her clutch, pulled out the last few twenty-dollar bills she had, and threw th
started to stand up, his mouth opening to stop the bleeding, disheveled woman, but E
he reached out and punched in the security c
green. The doors s
ilk ribbon tied around her waist. She untied it, wrapped it tightly around her bleedi
ened directly into the massive, o
evator. The room was littered with expensive
he wore a sheer silk robe, holding a crystal flute of
ly standing there, covered in dried blood and dirt, she gasped, the
across the room like a ghost out f
d up, trying to mask her panic with a sneer. "
d the front of Giana's silk robe, and slamme
ands up, her long acrylic nails
to grab both of Giana's wrists, pinning them
led, her teeth bared. "You ar
door of the master bedroom flew open. Carson rushe
ly pinning
" Carson roared. He crossed th
of her shoulders and yanked
pull lifted her off her feet. She stumble
into the sharp edge of the
ain shot up her spine. Everly gasped, the air completely kn
d Giana into his arms, his hands frantically checkin
e buried her face in Carson's chest. "She t
at Everly writhing on the floor. His
ous, insane bit
loor, forcing herself to stand despite the agonizing pain ra
reamed, her voice cracking. "She shoved
over to the sleek oak desk in the corner. He pulled
cross the paper. He ripped the check out, walked bac
hrough the air and la
ipping with condescension. "It's your hush money. You wil
he blue Chase Bank lo
throat. The sound echoed off the high
as her back screamed in prot
rossing his face. He thought she had f
ges of the paper and ripped it in half. Then she put
paper violently into Carson's face. The tiny white squ
id, pronouncing every word with lethal prec
him and walked straig
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