pierced the night. Surrounded by a sea of flashing cameras, Kendal

eyes back and collapsed in her wheelcha

heels clicked sharply against the cement stairs. Even while f

of footsteps echoed fro

eavily on the stairs just a few feet below

aint green glow of the exit sign stretched

ently ripped his tie loose. His eyes were comp

hat had haunted his nig

s voice shook so violently h

. She looked straight into his burning, tortur

n the stairwell. "Explain to a man who didn't even bother to ask

is face turned paper-white. He took a ste

dodging his hands as if h

med. We can-" Godfrey's voice cracked

voice was absolute zero. She looked at h

u think that little misunderstanding was the only reason ou

air, stiff and useless. His brain couldn

e, her voice dropping to a vicious whisper. "Even if Ke

f the head. The pride he had clung to, the tiny spark of h

ed her eyes, praying to find anger, resen

g but deep, exh

nd his teeth together. The venom of jealousy

keep the real reason-Cathleen's plot to steal the

dly. She stepped around his frozen body

at and jealousy snapped the la

His hand clamped down on

g her bones. He yanked her backward, slamming he

owled. His eyes were bleeding red. His hot bre

e stared back at him with pure defiance. "What? Is the

the heavy metal door on th

, had spotted Godfrey's furious sprint into the fire exit. He had immediately texted hi

in the dark space, capturing the intens

sted his body, shielding Alyse's face from the le

protection. It made Alyse fre

hard in the chest, breaking his grip. She didn't look back. She pushed

paparazzi swarmed him, shoving their le

st camera lens, shattering the glass. His bodyguards finally

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