ath Tower. The city was a sprawling grid of lights below him, b

r stood nervously on th

igenberger Grandhotel in Davos from January 15th to the 20th. You we

he ultrasound from her medical file. The date of co

n Preston Sterling. "Sterling was i

e sound was like a gun

said into the interc

n he arrived, the unsigned contract on the coffee table

t the contract, then at her.

reviewed t

aid, her voice shaking with r

. "It is a generous offer. It provides for you com

he countered, turning to face h

own, A

N

e didn't rise, but th

anding, gripping t

at contract, we get married, and you provide me with an heir. In return, you live

n two?" sh

ployees who will testify to it. He will die in prison. Your assets will remain frozen. You will be homeless. And when that baby is born, I will sue you for custody. With your rec

to let them fall. This was a war, an

ifying into a cold, hard resolve. She

aid, her voice devoid of emotion. Corbin paused, h

ean?" he asked, h

tress is very bad for a developing fetus. And I am under an incredible amount of stress. If you want

He found none. He saw only the icy resolve of a cornered

e second I will let

appens all the time. Unless, of course, the mother is happy. Secure. Respected." She picked up the contract and a pen. "I w

in the room drop

ing, assessing the new risk. She wasn't threatening the baby. She w

inches away. He was furious, bu

ing a very da

e until tomorrow morning to send over a revised contract. Otherwis

e door clicking shut behind her, leaving him alone in the silent, cavernous