Born For Starlight: The Mysterious Wife Who Stole My Heart

k across the slick asphalt, locked in a heart-poundi

ushed through the stabbing pain that burned deep in her abdomen. Her foot slam

, the kidnappers' vehicle

t. Another few seconds, and

d been abducted. Breaking free had pushed Dayna p

ersistence. The men were glued to their ta

complexion paper-white. Her voice cracked with fear. "

ghtened and she threw a free

and speed in her head,

he ordered sharply

th, she was already reaching f

panic, her breath coming in shallow

" Dayna hissed, her gaze

into a sharp bend right as t

!" Dayna

and threw herself from the speeding c

and their jump had caught the k

as the two vehicles smashe

tumbling over and over until s

her bones had all been shatt

rs burst into flames behind her, the b

est and swallowed hard, pushi

e low roar of a c

hope sparking faintly

husband, De

ard them, his expression tight with a wild de

ms, she called out softly, "Dec

Without hesitation, he moved right pas

Of course, it was alwa

ly felt cold all over, like the w

ime and again, no matter what

ut alive, he didn't check on her-h

n's face as he held Madison cl

t?" he asked, concer

ly. "You got here just in time. If you hadn'

ed to Dayna. "You set all this up, didn

both taken! I nearly got myse

If Dayna hadn't been stuck helping

being thankful, Madi

This was your plan all along. You worked with

ned. She always knew Madison had no shame, but

n't be surprised if Madison had st

ho'd been beaten by those

ze with cold steel in her eyes. "You'll pay f

filled with nothing but contempt. "How could you be this cruel? I can

rned his back on her and

on her body were nothing comp

ing inside her had

nding herself when Declan

rom Madison, and Declan would take h

as she watched him lift Madison eff

ents soft and graceful, but even then, she m

t Dayna had never felt such a

eclan crashed his car and she had risked her own lif

blacked out fr

And no matter how hard Dayna tried to tell the truth, Declan never listened. In his

ove. It was a cold transaction between two powerful families. And as

given Dayna a single ounce of warmth. Even the basic

na up to look like she'd cheated on Declan. Nothing had rea

rward, Dayna's world tu

ed away in rehab. With no one left to run Murray Group

roken by her own husband's betrayal. Dayna had grown up resen

d to step in and save the company,

he truth dawned on her-none of it was

an. The company hadn't been rescued-it had been swallow

s loathing. He stopped coming home. And on the rare occasions t

ck, crashing over Dayna like

ave out completely. Blood spilled from her l