ffs. Before she could take three steps, a wall of black-suited men surrounded her. Alist

e, gentle mask he usually wore vanished. His eyes darkened with pure panic.

face, her neck, her hands. The unusually tight grip of his fingers made Eleanor slightly uncomfort

ward, breaking his hold on her shoulders. "I'm fine,

in his cheek. He swallowed the bitter taste of rejection. He turned to his PR

pun open. The temperature in the room seemed to drop ten degrees. Do

Dominic. The space between the two men crackled with invisible electricity. I

cing his body directly between Dominic and Eleanor. It

g gaze slid right over Alistair's shoulder and locked onto Eleanor's face.

Garden. She stepped out from behind Alistair's back, refusing

t. His face turned ashen. He reached out, wrapping his hand tightly arou

aybach, the tension snapped. Alistair turned to

dug in. She frowned, annoyed by his aggressive

l with the heel of his hand. "Eleanor,

icked-Alistair was talking about was the man she'd just encountered, that fan she'd briefly

Consortium Los Angeles branch, Dominic sat at the head o

e was sweating through his suit. He was desperately clicking through a P

He picked up the thick acquisition file and threw it acr

was a low, terrifying rumble. "We are initiat

to his chair, his face gray. "

ack and empty. "Because your heir t

the. The executives stared at their n

down. "Sir, the Kozlowski supply chains will be ch

rything you have on Alistair Montgomery. I want to kno

ysis suggests Montgomery exhibits an extreme level of protectiveness and control over Miss Vance, with an intense focus th

across his knuckles and stained the cuff of his white shirt. Dominic didn't eve

o look at Eleanor li

mooth and detached. "I want a full report on all their financial vulnerabilities and operational weak p

Alex said, typ

m his hand with a towel. "Prepare a gift. Anonym

n beat down on the glass. He stared at the city below, his mind already