t bother flipping the light switch. The gray morning light filtering through t
amiliar furniture. He opened his mouth to speak, trying to
rtment with obvious disgust and dropped onto the Italian
the kitchen island, crossing her arms over her chest
ena said, staring at the clo
Real Estate is drowning. The supply chain credit just got cut this morning. The
out as if to touch her. "I did this to protect you.
ed a Clorox wipe from the counter and aggres
y?" Alena's voice dripped with pure ac
the armrest of the sofa. She stoo
were just a boring, frigid placeholder
trina, shut up!" he snapped, his de
he couldn't believe she had wasted three years of
wer, and grabbed a thick stack of bound paper. She walked bac
him hard and scatte
u," Alena said, her voice rising. "The one you used to beg the Spencer execut
mask completely fell off. His eyes dar
Birkin bag, pulled out a stapled legal documen
that you and Darrin broke up mutually six months ago, and
manded she leave New York and surrende
up the document, ripped it cleanly in half
two to every media outlet in the ci
He didn't hit her, but his large hand shot out, cla
e breath out of her. He stepped into her space, using his larger frame to pin her against the
have any idea what is at stake here? If you ruin my career, if you breathe a word of this to the press, I
r bones together. Alena's heart hammered aga
the counter behind her. Her fingers wrapped ar
e sharp steel tip directly against Da
es wide and completely insane. "I swear
from his face. He ripped his hands away from her
hing violently. She threw the knife onto the
screamed, point
in's arm and dragged him toward the exit. But
ked, triumphant smile sp
ed. "That's fine. Dad already took
a fr
ree shiny new stents, can handle the news
med the
the chest. Her legs gave out, and s
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