oke. She didn't stop until she reached the elevators, her mind a cold, clear void. She wa

tor doors

blood

g pale and sycophantic, was Elias Finch. The group stepped out, bloc

hips of ice. His gaze flickered down to the white envelo

n said, his voice a low, menacing command, "

smile touched Ciel

ience snapped. He didn't look at her an

l ethics complaint against her with the New York State

cense to practice law revoked. I will make sure you can never work as a lawyer in this

he sheer brutality of the threat. To a lawyer, their license was everyth

r than any winter wind. He didn't just want

He had taken everything, and no

ne went

pped her resignation letter against Elias Finch'

as already quit," she said, h

y into Dion's stun

our w

od to Alex, who looked as if

nsistent ringing cut through the tension. It w

looked at the caller ID. He

Yes, of

ion's side, his eyes wide with panic. He

g. The murderous rage on Dion's face evaporated,

d. There was only one person in the world

rch of the Bolton empire, the one who held the

"She's on her way to the penthouse. Her trip was moved

ew period. A single scandal, a whiff of a di

forcing himself to regain control. He waved

a grotesque mix of his previous

d whisper. "You will play the part of my loving wife unt

master of the universe, brought to his knees by a phone call

ck, putting more s

her voice dripping with ice

ound his stunned, frozen form, and pressed

cutting off his enr

him roar her name, followed by th