ong Island Expressway, the

ugh the cracked window, tanglin

dashboard lit up with an i

the scree

through the speakers,

ast Side group chat is sayi

rder on the gas, a bitter

. I bought his company

ned, his voice dropping. "He got thrown out of his own

had read every clause three times before signing. The funds were in an escrow account she co

contract locks him in. If he doesn't

n a starving wolf

Alyssa said, her jaw tig

like a stone. She hit the button to end the

tons, the tires rolling smoothly

of the Gregory estate

her license plate, and t

in and tossed the keys to the ni

s, the blinding light of the cryst

shoes, the sharp clack of heels e

marble staircase, wearing a sil

iPad so tightly her

your trust fund go?" Eleonora demanded,

nd hovering over the

d looked up, her heart starti

tment," Alyssa said, k

down the stairs,

she hissed, stopping two steps above Alyssa. "You

hot back, her hands curling into fists at her sides. She didn't mention tha

out a harsh,

g. You're playing a stupid, rebellious game. D

She understood perfectl

ep down, her voice dropp

cident in Yosemite, your b

ve of nause

awl. The memories were fragmented-a steep trail, a sudden drop, the smell of pine and blood-b

trembling with sudden, inexplicable rage. "S

ace contorte

shed against the velvet so

orrow morning and pull that

ling a dime. And even if I wanted to-" She stopped herself. She would

rrowed. "Even if y

said nothing. The silen

knowing smile that made

laughed, the sound like breaking glass. "You handed a wolf the keys

ward the stairs, her heels

ight,

ora's voice follo

, Alyssa. And I won't be t

ut her hands were shaking