n the air like

mm

ful, untouchable CEO vanished, and she was just a terrified

quarely in front of Zara, shielding he

s voice dropping to a dangerous, icy register. "Or I will b

the massive mahogany table, his eyes fixed entirely on Zara, ign

roof room. "Which means he doesn't have a nephew. But what he does have is a very talented

ed the digital footprint, but they hadn't accounted f

motion swimming in his dark eyes was terrifying. It was a chaoti

ists at his sides. "The timeline... it matches perfectly. Five years ago. The night I..." He couldn't eve

her," Julian snapped, rea

stop,"

d, blinding rage. She stepped around Julian, her black suit making her look like an aven

ngle word ringing throug

bling as the truth finally hit him. He was a father. He had three children he

and out, desperately wanting to touc

hand away with

d agony. "You don't get to look at me with those sad, betrayed eyes, Lucian!

"I didn't know," he pleaded, his voice thick. "I s

st. "I begged you to listen to me! I was on my knees, Lucian! I was bleeding, and I was

, poking a hard finger

as so cold and so hungry. I built my empire with blood and tears so

ruthless billionaire was gone. In his place was a

le tear escaping his dark eyes. "My company. My fort

e reached into her sleek leather folder and pulled out the

tech division. Give me fifty one percent of Sterling Enterprises. Because if you want

act, and then back up at h

, pulled out his solid gol

do I