ica'
home wa
t. No, this was thick and suffocating, like the car itself had inhaled
at icy calmness he wore on his face. He sat across from me in the back of the limousine, one leg cross
t even l
tremble in his fingers when he brought the glass to his lips. Most people wouldn't catch it but I
apologize, I d
kless, angry part was proud of what I'd don
ush by like we were trying to outrun the consequences. But I knew
the silence. His voi
rassed me,
n't r
glass about to shatter. "In front of people who matter. Investors,
ey're human. The
re not supposed to be worse, Jessica. You're sup
pped harder than if
st some servant he could
k to keep from saying something I'd regret
-in bar like he was afraid of waking a sleeping beast. "
I kept my eyes on the
rt. "So you have met her. She's a nobody
She didn't feel like no one. You said her name
bout the consequences. "W
r a second. A pause barely
ear anyone
e clinked in the glass, the only sound
said calmly, "we'll d
orate and he d
tched out like a rope tig
we pulled into the driveway, the front doors opened automatically. The
invisible here but tonight,
n't wait for me and I followed
arm but I didn't have
stairs, his face unreadable. "Go to
e said it made it
e a prisoner walking toward her cell. When I got inside, I
Still, it made me fe
the bed. Then stood again. My skin felt
had I
as too low and I couldn'
ond tried opening the
heart stutter
e he walked away and came bac
calm and neutral. He closed the door behind him and le
he looked and I hat
ou were loyal, educated, obedient, b
at him,
amily or had a bad character. Y
ly worked. "So
rse. You think I did this o
Then what do you
lked toward me slowly. "Every
mean
e th
ont of me, too c
my ear, "I won't just ruin your name. I'll ruin everything you've ever touched. Your family liv
my eyes, but I b
I said quietly. "That's w
faltered. Jus
e. Wild. You're right, I can't contr
that mean?"
e door, "stay away from her or you won't jus
paused, then looke
use her against me. S
n he wa
e click of the lock. My body finally let go of
and Sonya wouldn't be able to rescue me, I j
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