penthouse was thick

beige jacket dangling from his massive hand. His dark eyes da

a," Lucian's voice was a let

m and opened the bedroom doors down the hall, he would find all three of his children fa

eze in a hotel room. She forced the terror deep

h carpet. She walked right up to Lucian, grabbed the tiny jacket fr

Lucian's without a single blink. "He was visiting us earlier this evening

d as if she ha

st. He looked at Julian, who simply raised an eyebr

his hand from his inside pocket but keeping his cold glare fixed on Lucian

into something deeply agonizing. The image of Zara, his Zara playing house

d dripping with disgust. "You bypassed my security. You stood in the dark holding

lying to me," he breathed, his chest heaving. "There is

ger toward the exit. "If you are not out of my suite in five seconds, I am calling the police. And tomorrow morn

of her. He wanted to pull her against his chest and never let her go. But looking into her cold, empty

jaw. He took a slow,

ian warned, his voice a dark

ed out the door, the heavy mah

ck clicked, Zara'

s a shaky breath escaped her lips. Julian was instantly at her side, pouring a

ne. The security detail is already back

red, a single tear slipping down her cheek. "He wa

meline. If Sterling is breaking into hotel rooms, he is desperate. And desperate men are dangero

rotective mother returning to her e

dly. "We don't run.

the st

g Maybach. The heavy rain had started to f

ont seat, looking at his bos

ind what you we

His heart was still hammering against his ribs. Julian

become a billionaire by tru

entire family. Find out if his sister really has a son. And get me the security footage from the