The Neglected Wife Takes His Empire

and landed with a soft thud on the polished marble floor. It was a r

aid. Her voice shook. Her chest heaved beneath he

om his custom Tom Ford lapel. "Have you finished your tantrum?" he asked, his voice dev

Eldridge continued. His voice was a

the top of the grand spiral staircase. She shoved her glowing smartphone directly into his face. "Bir

thered in his cheek. He slapped her ha

rowing into dark, dangerous slits. "You are comple

her, stepping toward t

the edges. She reached out, her fingers curling into tight hooks, and grab

me!" she

took over. He spun around, his broad shoulders twisting, and swun

e of her pull. Ava's right ankle rolled

of gravit

he empty space above the

ut instantly, his fingers grasping at the

e with a loud,

forward. His leather dress shoes slip

hung in the air. Ava looked up at

avity t

e, sharp corners, and violent impacts. Bone cracked ag

usekeeper let out a piercing, terrifi

f bleach and antiseptic bur

of a surgical light above the h

bs. The person in the bed tried to lift a ha

large. The knuckles were thick. Blue veins p

athing

ed to the back of the hand pulled taut. B

aped open. Beneath it was a broad, flat che

al scream shattered the

the bed nex

turned his head slowly, th

at her own chest, her hands frantically touching her brea

ked up. Her eyes locked

ldridge Hall's eyes realized he was Ava. And t

mp out of bed. The female legs, lacking the musc

he linoleum floor,

raw, coiled strength in her limbs, the sheer physical presence of the body she now inhabited. The fear evaporated, replaced by a dizzying

ite swung open. Miles Porter, Eldri

the woman on the floor. He hurried

oor roared. The voice was female, but the cadence, the raw

r. He looked terrified. He slowly turned

sive lung capacity of the male body. She adjusted the cuff of her hospi

e was deep, resonant, and perfectly

quickly, and backed out of th

grabbed the edge of the bed and p

creamed, the female vocal cords stra

r hand. She didn't even flinch. She swung her long,

ered ov

d. She pinched Eldridge's jaw between her

ell, Eldridge,"

He pulled his fist back

forearm and blocked the punch mid-air. She

st felt like they were going to snap under the immense pressure o

loor-to-ceiling window, looking out at the Manha