seat was torn, and the cab smelled of stale tobacco and pine air fres

s turned white. The blood had drained fr

im, not as images, but

lingering on his forearm a second too long. Dominic had felt a prickle on h

to sign off on the merger docs." Dominic had handed the phone to her, trusti

're here," the

nk and purple against the night sky. A line of people wrapped arou

t the partition-he didn't cou

mountain of a man with a clipboard, stepped i

onight, pal.

as inches from the man's chest. He pu

ash in his mouth. He hated the hyphen. Evelin had in

ace. Recognition dawned in his eyes. The name Car

g the rope immediately. " didn't know you w

d. His voice was flat

ine of envious stare

his bones. The air was thick with the smell of sweat, expensive perfume, and

odies pressed against him, wet and gyrating. He f

yes locking onto the mezza

e leaning over the railing, laughing, ho

nding in his ears now, a frantic drumbeat that d

ridor stretched out, lined with private boot

nding guard in front of the

d driven Dominic's mother to chemo treatments. He had been there when

s widened. He shifted his

, his voice strained. "Yo

break stride.

s. Carney gave s

ers," Dominic snapped. "Mov

ack at Dominic. He saw the look in Dominic's ey

He lowered his head.

er. He stood before

he polite, high-pitched titter she used at charity dinners. This w

ably ironing your napkins righ

a physical blow to the face. Hi

He reached for th

cou

acted. He drove the heel of his Italian leather

AC

door swung open, bangin

seemed to cut out instan

s adjusted to the dim red light, locki