loud sound echoed off the high ceil
he perfectly wrapped white bandage rest
er right index finger. A bitter, self-d
lian had handed her those forged documents. He had man
me love had ultimately led to her being locked inside the bur
t fists. Her fingernails d
vulnerable exhaustion in her eye
table suddenly buzzed. The sharp electroni
ared at the blinking red
ttress. She pressed the answer but
small speaker: "Mr. Sterling, Scarlett Montgomery
ng that name sparked a pure, unadulterat
at the wall-mounted security monitor displaying th
rdered: "Nash, throw her out.
bly. The large man stepped forward, pr
m button again. Her voice cut through the secure
tercom speaker on the wall. His jaw cle
. He assumed Cordelia wanted to see her sister to r
side the monitor. His knuckles tu
voice was laced with pure venom: "Nash, esc
o was standing nearby: "Activate the hidd
dy. He left the connecting door
e positioned himself perfectly to observ
disconnecting. She knew Damien's paranoid natur
yer echoed through the penthouse, her shoulders slumped. Her gaze fel
higher, hiding the tense, ready muscl
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