surprise cros

ted Lola horizon

every crease of his brow

e're heading to the

in his arms. He only tossed ov

down and learn to be a

el didn't return home

o Switzerland

f the Alps, he immediately bought a vacation manor at t

traveled

ry set Daniel had commissioned for her as a Chrismas present; an 18

ur wishes without fanfare. So this i

itism had alwa

y of Daniel's waterfront villa. Lola ended the video call, still twisting

its surface were scored twice

om door cl

nd his waist, water droplets glistening as they tr

at the three missed calls from "Anna" in the

thering y

and with a sharp whoosh, the light

warm back, her voice sickeningly sweet: "Mm-hmm. She asked where you were, but I

arette, turned around, and

e he'd left that morning on his yacht, when Lola had worn a

ike a feral beast-completely opposit

s the

n and nipped

ol of the Browns, I'll

eyes

ust fund her grand

scoffed

it until I cut off the entire cash flow. Anna's just a hollow

away in New York, Anna was sitting at a mahogany desk, her fingert

g company funds to buy Lola manors and custom jewelry, and had even secretly transferred a sum of dirty money to a Swi

aside and picked up h

r" of New York's underworld, and her m

urted her for her

he mafia with sheer ruthlessness, but had alwa

loved her sincerely-

n, the top-floor ballroom in Manha

guests' compliments with poise, acting as

to announce: "Lola will be the new brand ambassador of the Whites"-a "title" he

ng, the ballroom's carved wooden

n black suits and e

bulged noti

t quickly, blo

anyone reaching for their phone

t with a silver iris badge pinned to

cument with a go

a family funds and betraying your allies. Effective immediately, you are d