, fueled by a surge of pure hatred. "Don'
ll wrong. He had expected defiance, greed, maybe even tears of remorse. Not thi
t nothing until I get what I want. You violated the terms of our separation. You returned
ldren-stoked the fire in her gut. She wanted to claw his
countered, his voice dangerously low. "A son who lo
and the walls of the office seemed to melt away, replaced by the dark, silk wallpaper of the Hilton suite. Her breathing
istook her PTSD for the dawning horror of being caught in a lie. "What's the matter, Annelise? Fin
ut, the words tasting like ash. "You
he Sanders name with your infidelity." He turned away from her, walking back to
nfirm those children are not mine, so I can charge you with f
he would use that belief to take her children, even if he thought they weren't his, just to punish her.
er voice shaking but firm. "Th
ed a button on his desk console. A large screen on the wall flickered to life, showing a live fe
readable in his eyes. "So much potential. It would be a shame to s
lise felt the air leave her lungs. He would
I'll sign your damn paper. But you sign the divorce decree. Now. We take
ebrow. "You're in a po
battle that will drag your precious name through the mud
n her, even as he despised what he believed she represented. He was about to agree, to call
wall, now the only source of light, tur
xt appeared, typed
y from my
t the screen, stun
nds to open the door to her room. Or the Sanders Tow
gasped. "
Archibald asked, his voice
fear. "And he's not bluffing. He once flooded our apartment building'
. It was a dark, incredu
son," Ann
en who was trying to break out of a high-security cell. The bo
,` the scre
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