at Nocturne sat i

the middle of going through corporate fi

stumbled throu

isibly rattled, wanting to catch him but

ace. His shirt had been yanked open at the collar,

his narrowed eyes failed to vei

us tyrant of Srele

of the powerful

st instant, then strode forward

couch. When he spoke, his voice was hoars

ards. "What happened? He was

ed him a specially made aphrodisiac this time. The doctor said ther

Henry's express

ard gave a

." Henry turned

to

through the room wi

imson, but his expression stayed cold and regal, lik

moment. "Did you

y went rigi

radise Suite was kept u

ias was ever per

ut

ow, but his tone left no room for argument. "Leave. U

hesi

n he did how ruthless

made a game of wa

that drug, there was no

o endure it, the dam

be we should sti

azed inside them, but the cold b

y that again," he interje

of his protest and lef

" he said. "Call for me

*

e Noct

oward the neon lights an

bag. The wind pressed her thin

building, found a blind spo

raced over

ted. Securit

d her long hair into a loose knot, a

ried to

no one want to question her, and there were e

to speak to her, but Evelyn headed straigh

d, and the eleva

of emotion, she

of whispers erup

se Suite! I heard only Nocturne's

n? I've never see

'd seen someone that gorgeous

eached the suite do

closer, two guns rose and

right

halted

bodyguard on the le

Evelyn forced herself not to lose com

ve now." The bodyguard spoke with

av

wasn't an op

still hanging by a thr

rward. "It's urgent. I

d reached to grab her shoulder. "Every woman wh

came down towar

frame, Evelyn looked small and weak, a

caught noth

lipped past the two

ded against t

se meet with me. If you grant my reques

oor did n

bbed both her arms and

hrough her

ds were useless

pressed into

from the inside, but desp

her's last hope

to watch he

as she muttered, "Please, l

s if she were a rag doll, one of them alread

voice came from be

d and turned, and her

this man's ph

Elias's person

looked down at Evelyn, sti

ition, with one elbow scr

ong ago. Blood ran down and mixed with h

e eyes o

rt gave a v

ed for years in the deepes

a lab coat and a mask, w

ance hit hi

ly was thi

was the only

ped. "My mother needs NS1209 to stay

e drug that DeepBlue Biotech suppli

es

he said it goes only to the Ward family, then

sten's brutality made E

he won't live through the night. Please, let me see Mr. Martin

, this arrangement won't be a bad bargain for th

eyes, which seemed so hauntingly

began slowly. "You're

thout the slightes

e. The doctor said he could either endure until

at that. She understood t

pens to be Wednesday. He forbade anyone from entering his suite.

se of reckless finality. "You could become the onl

ded from inside the suite, followe

ession chang

body shoo

cide now. Turn around and walk away,

yes and drew in a s

he fear and shame in them wer

n wrapped around the ev

ran through h

hed it down

ck, the do