s echoed in the dead si
from her face so fast she felt dizzy. The name 'Domin
the phone from her
ord. He didn't look angry. Instead, the corner of hi
her. She tried to push herself further back int
at was so dry it hurt to speak. "This... thi
ed the cuff of his shirt. He looked d
d deadly. "You didn't call it a mistake when you were
ed over her, quickly followed by absolute terror. She remembe
tyrant of Wall Street. He destroyed companies for sport. If he made one p
t kicked in. It overr
he sofa. She lunged towa
ve time to pry it loose. She frantically slipped her foot out of the trapped shoe, leaving it wedged in the rug. She stumbled, al
are foot, then at her panicked face. A f
grandmother's hairpin anymore. She just needed to survive
She reached the double doors and grabbed the heavy brass hand
t move. The door
sob escaping her throat. It was useless. She turned around
the sofa. He reached out and picked up a small b
e. He pressed his thumb agains
from the electronic lock in
dn't process what was happening. Why was the ty
He walked slowly toward the cry
id. The two words were
rabbed the handle, pushed the heavy door
bare foot making no sound. She ran past the two massive
de and mashed the button for the ground floor. She backed into the corner, wrapping her ar
stened to the frantic, uneven sound
It smelled faintly of her perfume-a
he black, red-soled high heel stuck in the carpet. He bent do
eld it in his palm. His thumb slowly rubbed over the sharp gold edge and the tiny diamon
ahogany desk in the corner. H
ately. The two security guards st
them. He kept his eyes o
ered, his voice dropping to a freezing temp
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