Maddox estate's underground garage. The air was climate-c

her motorcycle jacket over a plain white t-shirt. Her bo

Her eyes swept past the Ra

of a sleek, matte-bla

nted on the wall. She opened the glass door. She

that!" a vo

She slowly tu

utfit. Her face was flushed with anger. She ran over in her expensive run

. She looked at Ashle

ad bought it for my birthday last mo

st the glass. Her expression did not change. She looked at Av

e said. Her v

can just come back here and take wha

right han

t. Her fingers wrapped around the delicate bones. Ashle

ressed d

m. Her fingers instantly went numb. The mu

p, genuine cry of agony. Her

e more second, letting the pain sink deep into Averi's brai

olls-Royce. She slid down against the door, clutching h

the cabinet. She t

adlights flashed. The engine roared to life wit

door. She looked back at Averi

ar now," A

gear and slammed her foot on the gas pedal. The tires screeched against the

ge. She looked at her wrist. It was already turning re

, Finley sat in his

ddox Corp were a sea of red lines pointing straight down.

y door f

g hysterically. She

st told her not to take my car, and she attacked me

n't rush over to comfort

s liquor cabinet. He poured a hea

nley said sharply. "This

oking confused. Sh

and pulled out a thick stack of legal documents. The to

dollars," Finley said. He took a sip of the burning scotch. "It becomes

ears stopped completely. Pu

e next three months, we are going bankrupt," Finley stated

give it to us

hat Ashlee is mentally unstable... that her time in Eastern Europe left her with severe psychological trauma and violent t

malicious smile spread across her fa

ncies," Averi

er for her tonight. I need you to push her buttons, Averi. I need you to make her lose control

erly. "I know ex

screamed as she pushed the car past ninety miles an hour. She gripped t