t, discreet restaurant in SoHo. Carter Sinclair was already the
to the seat opposite him. His expres
id, his voice low. "Preston comple
if they were discussing the weather. "I simply recl
have been yours? Fielding, you've barely know
friend, his eyes cold and hard. "You're mis
shifted in Fielding's gaze, a private memory he wasn't about to share. He off
lights spread out below her like a carpet of fallen stars. Her phone
meone had already posted online-and sent it to Preston's now-unblocked number. She a
ed with the clothes from the racks. She took a long, hot shower, letting the water wash away the lingering scent of the club an
impossible. Her mi
night, a soft click from t
ntrance, shrugging off his suit jacket. His tie was loosened, and a hint of
ke you?"
weren't comin
his gaze landing on her. "Your docum
e made her stomach tighten. He
y's house," she said
t was a command,
myself in the morning." She needed to hold on to some sm
ible wall of his will. "Are you sure about that? Are you prepared to face your stepmother's third degree? Your father's d
act confrontation. The thought of facing them all, of thei
er signature tell,
but the steel beneath it remained. "Tell me
r everything. He anticipated her every move, countered her every objection.
question a last, desperate attempt to unders
to her soul. He didn't answer her question directly. Instea
shiver down her spine. It was both terrifyi
She was too tired
r. "Under the desk, the third floorboard from the left is loose. There's a hidden
nod, his expression unch
aid. "Tomorrow is goi
oor. He was going to break into her family's home in the middle of the night as
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