the coughing subsided, leaving h
eer terror in her empty stomac
heavy dining chair, hauling
d into the grand foyer, aiming for the
old brass of the banister when
like a thundercloud. He had forg
im standing there was like
beat. Black spots
he base of the stairs, her body hitting the
rby locker. Hermes Birkin bag slipped
open. Her wallet, keys, and lips
e very bottom was the u
stopped right against the toe
conscious body. He assumed it was anot
icion instantly piqued by the hidden item, he slowly bent down, his long fingers snatching the envelope from the floor. W
ly swept over the bl
e body we
n stark white letters was the name: Janelle Wheeler
dinner and her desperate refusal to d
as pr
urderous rage hijacke
pose. He thought she was trying to use a child to
g the collar of Janelle's sweater in a white-knuckle
ared, his voice shaking
ed into the foyer, freezing i
onto the marble. She groaned,
und photo and threw it d
ryant barked at the security guards who had
d, lifting Janelle
rivate medical team. I want them here at eight o'
swallowed h
rasite out of her," Bryant said, his v
on the ultrasound photo, grinding into the glossy paper and leavi
ds tossed Janelle
t. The deadbolt clicked into p/1/117780/coverbig.jpg?v=cf99bc3e49a088fd153318a305ed39ae&imageMogr2/format/webp)