side. Christian held the freshly stam

anding it off to his executive assistant, ins

he Maybach, Elenor let out a long, shaky exhale. Her mus

a bottle of sparkling water. A faint, almost imperce

st the leather headr

orter,"

is tongue with a smooth, d

coughing violently as the li

hand gently patting her back. The

" Elenor wheezed, her face burning red as

thdrew his hand, his expression retu

denly shattered by the frantic buzzi

caller ID displayed an

, pressing the phone

thoritative male voice asked. "This is O

her shoes. A cold sweat brok

" she answered, he

fficer stated bluntly. "He was involved in an aggravated

's face. "Assault? Jamison? That

ma'am. Get down here," the off

one. Her brain was spinning. Jamison was a straight-A pre-l

ic immediately. His brow

s instantly welling in her eyes. "He'

the glass partition. "Please, pull over!

ers around her wrist, physically halting her f

tian ordered the driver, his voice

ing to pull her arm back. "This isn't part of our agre

narrowed into dar

ted," he said, his voice dropping to a

h his free hand, he pulled out his

to the 19th Precinct," Christian com

he terrifying chaos of her brother's arrest, a strange, enti