a's
n gave me a rundown o
Vincent, smaller portions held by Victor
to me, I was effectively the largest
s were managing Vincent
volved as well-Vincent's wife and
asing, neither was thrilled
u properly," Harrison said. "He wanted to reac
Syl
caught the flicker. "Mrs. Smith is.
ion: she
tes. Sprawling stone and glass set among manicured la
n. A fountain in the circular dri
the threshold, somethi
y door. "Welcome
ord still f
I couldn't help thinking-maybe this was e
-
lver at his temples, with the easy confidence of a man wh
tened in his eyes. "God, you look
. I'd never met the man w
you in," he offered
wo years in Silver Creek whispered the
ightly, "I'd like a few minutes to myse
d with something like respect
and I let out
-
lready glowing by the
or-length gowns. Waiters glided between them carrying trays of champagne. Conversation hummed low
om, watching. Reading. Trying to w
els clicking ag
o this is the
gantly, her amber eyes fixed on me with undisguised hostility. Beside her walked a
. And
roduction to know ex
g into a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "How.
widow," I replied eve
r carefully composed expression,
e was clipped, businesslike. "There are matters concerning the estat
over two years in the Silver Creek Pack
ow what I wa
-
walls, a long marble table gleaming under recess
k security uniforms lined the wall
r agreement. Sign your inheritance over to the estate, we compens
. "You're
about money,
'm not signing anything.
ply lifted
r," Nath
alized from the shadows-massive, stone-faced, moving with
ively calm. "I suggest you cooper
directly in front of me. "If you're u
eart hammered. "My price? You can't afford it. Vinc
ice-cold. "Then we'll hav
able. The other forced me into the chair, pinning my shoulders. I stru
ows, her back to me. Like she
the document and
to h
own onto the paper. I tried to pull aw
re going to force my sig
awed at
"You can't do thi
ted from the window, bored. "D
s. Nathan was seconds away f
lor doors ex
ning-wood splinteri
one f
by half a dozen others in dark tactical gear. The
ur-with broad shoulders and a bu
that could have been carved from granite.
swept across the room with the kind of cold calculation t
nstantly, stumbling back
n wen
ing on me. Something flickered in his eye
t, I couldn
a low, lethal growl that
's M
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