ace was pale with panic. "Finnegan, I'm sorry. She just mov
's face, looking right over Kendel
sn't she?" Finnegan asked, his tone casua
old. The defiance in her posture crumbled, replaced by a r
no place for Eleanor's daughter. The air is...unclean." His eyes held hers, and she
ling on Kendell. "I'm taking her home."
dumbfounded. "
but it carried the weight of billion-dollar deals and ru
de versus the very real threat Finnegan posed to his family's business interests. The
word 'betrayal' felt inadequate. It was a cold, hard
shaking with rage. "I'm no
pped, his own humiliation makin
rld, in this family, she was nothing. A piece
ng toward the door with an air of moc
d. But instead of walking toward the door with him, she deliberately shou
lked, fast, out of the VIP room and into
to calm the fire in her veins. She glan
lly ran down the stairs, ignoring the curious looks from other patrons. The tw
ss revolving door and burst out
cough seized her, doubling her over. Her chest tightened i
r inhaler. Her fingers met keys, a wallet, a tube of
forcing herself to breathe slowly, and started walking quickly down t
engine purr, a sound that was too s
ed her he
lub's private garage, its headlights cutting t
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