ll. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the man with

my room. He didn't knock. He just walked in, looking perfectly polished i

tossed a shopping bag onto

was a pair of high-end black leather pants, a silk top,

g?" I asked, pulli

hanical and calm. "The Romanovs think they can put a price on your head and get away with i

ull throb. When I walked out of the bathroom, Kaelen looked me up and down. For

r. His fingers were warm, and for a moment, I forgot that he was a killer. "Remember, Ivy. Don't lo

followed us, filled with guards. We drove into the heart of the city,

n in suits and women in diamonds turned to stare as we walked in. Kaelen didn't slow down.

face blocked our path. "V

an invitation to my own funeral, and I c

, then at the guards beh

et sofa was a man in his fifties with greasy h

ou found a new toy. I didn't believe the rumors until I saw

ossessive move that caught me off guard, but I remembered what he said. I didn't f

like ice. "She's my fiancée. And you put a million-

Everyone knows it. I'm just trying to do the old man a favo

eets," I said. My voice

en's grip on my waist tight

am Ivy Thorne. My father was Silas Thorne. And if you think a millio

ill had power in this city, and he knew it. If the daughter of the c

is dead," Gr

king over the Volkov empire, Grigory. And Ivy is going to be sitting right next to me. If another one of

ut of the club without looking back. The silence

hit me. I leaned my head against the cool glass of

ndaged hand, kissing the palm gently. "They're goi

who I am?" I asked. "You said

strange fire. "A name makes you a queen. If we're going to survive my father

top of my head. "You did well today, Litt

was the face of a revolution. I didn't know if I would survive the night, but as I fel