five, Ivana's phone buzz
downstair
porters in the bullpen. Ever since the scene on the front steps that morning, t
coat and took the ele
oor the moment she approached. Ivana slid onto the leather seat, finding
ne rang shrilly in her purse. T
text popped up: You think you've won? You w
creen toward Adrian. "Your c
d, dismissive smirk. He reached over, took the phone from
d the intercom button connecting to the
ood, Mr.
rom adjacent parking bays, flanking the Maybach as
front of the Maybach. Without a moment's hesitation, the lead Escalade swerved hard, its heavy steel
eched. Met
les whitening as she watched the dis
elp?" she asked, he
," Adrian replied calmly, not even looking up fr
t a shiver down her spine. In Manhattan, Adrian W
oric stone steps of New York Cit
As her fingers touched his palm, his grip was warm, solid
scort in a tailored suit guided them through a private secu
A city clerk stood behind a polished desk, nervously adjusting h
s voice trembling slightly. "Everything is p
at the line
ace in the world without leaning on the Chase empire in Seattle. Now, sh
pen. Taking a steadying bre
her fingers, his signatur
um
own, embossing the state cr
a leather-bound folder containing their official marr
ternoon sun on the steps of City Hall, ho
untouchable, and now, legally bound to her entire existe
ger, and she had no idea wha
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