hone, dark and silent on the vast mahogany desk. No new message
s he pictured the empty side of his bed that morni
he look of a man who's bee
exotic birds, strolled into the office as if he owned it. He was followed
d them, his face pale. "Mr. Sterling, I'm so
heard the news about your marriage, sir. They cam
Ethan exclaimed in p
forehead. "Are you delirious? You? Alistair Sterling? The man who
st last week, your grandmother Victoria was asking me to recommend a therap
tightened. "S
ssed, his eyes wide. "Wh
was surprised to find a faint, unfamiliar w
then at each other. The e
er finally managed to trap you?" Axel de
e words feeling solid on his
ge of the desk, landing on his feet with a startled thud, his jaw dropping in comical horror. Ethan froze
desperate plea for sanity. "Chloe? As in... Izzy's Chloe?
was a terrifying stranger. "Alistair, you are thirty-six. There is a fourteen-year age gap.
ng a hand through his hair. "I mean, I knew you were repressed, but I didn't know you were 'secret
unfazed by their theatrics. He was
as threatening to name a second cousin as the heir. I merely assured her that, to the best of my knowledg
me earlier," he said, his voice dropping half a
osphere in the
ittle punk from the Hays family? Y
currently seeking a new round of financing. Several o
voice dangerously quiet.
both men take an involuntary step back. For the fi
my woman's af
ode towards the door, leaving Axel and Ethan exchanging
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