fe in Midtown Manhattan. The two Blackwater guards flanked her, stopping at

e far corner. A silver, blast-proof brie

m. She didn't bother with pleasantries.

oup logo was stamped in gold on the cover. The very first page was a grainy,

reclusive lifestyle. The crash had allegedly destroyed his legs, l

ng laugh. "So the David family wants to use fifty billion do

las corrected her smoothly. "The Gregory family needs a woman with a

ile with her index finger. "If I'm a fifty-billion-doll

explained. "To the outside world, and to the Gregory family, yo

n't know about the cheating or the fake marriage. It was a high-stakes game. Refuse, and she'd be left with a few photos to fight a losing

on the table. A

c at 2 PM for your routine checkup. We

sing Fallon in a wrecked car last night, and today he

knot formed i

e didn't hesitate for a single second. She flipped to the last

e pulled the silver briefcase closer

rion card and a heavy set of k

ply. "Miss David. You now ha

d. The cold weight of it sent a thril

Rivera family," Christi ordered, her voice

o fall back. I'm going to meet J

the penthouse office of

ed a signed copy of the marriage ag

man stood facing the floor-to-ceiling wind

powerful, and perfectly steady. There w

nto Christi's elegant signature. His thumb rubbed slowly over th

continue the paralysis protoco

lius murmured, his

r of the office. He sat down and expertly adjusted the metal brace

fingers gripping the armrests of the wheelchair tight enough to turn his