y glass doors of the Bvlgari flagship store on Fifth Avenue.

e covert directive from Apex Group, he bowed deeply to the woman

d her finger at the velvet bust holding the "Heart of Eternal

or his keys, a loud, shrill l

lled in, her arm lin

twisted into a sneer. She looked Christi up and down like she was st

. "Oh, Christi. You shouldn't be looking at that. Jensen promised to buy me that exact necklace as

nager. "Take it out for Fallon to try o

at Christi, then bowed apologetically to Gilda. "I am so sor

ugh. "Claimed it? With what? Is she going to pay in inst

y pulled out the six-million-dollar cashier's check Jensen

t the numbers. Their eyes

scalpel. "Jensen told me to use this money to buy whatever you had your

ed. Her chest heaved. Jensen had given he

rage. "You little leech

mock innocence. "He signed it

o voicemail. He was in his merger meeting. The silence in the store was de

Centurion card onto the glass. "I

head. "Ma'am, Bvlgari does

Chanel haute couture suit, flanked by bodyguards, walked out. It was Co

but Cordelia walked right past her. She pointed a man

eady to watch Christi be hu

e, encrypted phone rang. She answered, her expression shifti