ella
ar, cornered and with no way out, finally
ning hand away and stormed tow
ench of his sweat overpowered his expensive cologne. "You are g
. He was clinging to the last shred of
The words slipped from my
t to be my husband
hed. This exact face, staring down at me, twisted with the same ugly rage. The phan
but felt in my marrow-rushed through my veins. But it didn't
just stared back at him with eyes like dead winter, letting him see th
rk that ignite
lumsy and vulgar. "If it weren't for the all
n one heartbeat and
ion. It was an in
y loud in the silent ro
ce of the blow. A bright red handprint blossome
oom f
ever stoic, showed a flicker of surprise in her cold eyes. The pampe
he'd been burned. He looked at me, his eyes wide with st
ng hand. The pain
e was
space, and lowered my voice to a
th a rage so profound it was almost cal
e understood the raw, murderous intent rad
posture once again
the room, my voice ringing with finality. "T
er son assaulted, transformed from a fri
she screamed, her voice cr
ered uselessly by the door, their faces pale and
"Get her! Grab this insane woman!
fe. On the other, the most lethal operative of the Valeriano family, wh
didn'
herself slightly in front of me. A silent, deadly promise.
e. The shame of being struck by a woman, by me, burned
he sofa, a forgotten prop in a pla
and felt nothing but contempt. Her threats
l thing, a wire pulled ta
rown open again, this time with a
ainst the afternoon light. He carried with h
ow, cold, and l
ee who's going
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