ticked loudly. It was 2:00 AM. Adelia's ey

cidic smell of stomach bile flooded the room. Adelia quickly pulled a silk handkerchi

wn. A thick stack of manila folders h

iet in here

ushed open from the outside. A blast of freezing wind a

d in first. Their expensive leather shoes clicked

ird man stepped t

. He wore a perfectly cut black wool overcoat. His p

ent was elegant but dripped with absolute arrogance. He han

omiting drunk clamped his mouth shut, intimidate

She squinted through t

face, her pupils

hless hedge fund billionaire on Wall Street. His

corner where Adelia was shivering. A mic

e bottom of his coat flared slightly with his fast pace. The heavy t

stack of bail documents down. The thick papers rustled loudly

sive frame blocked out the harsh fluorescent l

ruined dress and bar

e was deep, cold, and com

y wall and pushed herself up. Her legs had been curled up for hours. The

ckled. She f

tained his strict boundaries. He extended his forearm. The

apel. The crisp, clean scent of cedarwood mixed with a faint trace of tobacco

said. His voice was sickeningly sweet now. He ha

d walked toward the exit. Adelia forced her aching legs to

ut into the f

in like tiny needles. She gasped, h

ed open a massive black umbrella. The hea

re overcoat and pulled it off his shoulders. With on

The massive size of it swallowed her complet

, opening her mo

set in a hard line. He was staring down

Maybach. The warm air from the car's heaters rus

t. The soft leather wrapped around her exha

her armrest separated them. The silence insi

es hissed against the puddles. The neon signs of New York

m the console. He stared a

he Mark Hotel," he ordered the driver

down the words she wanted to