into the phone, his voice flat and dev

rm wrapped securely around Kassie's waist, watching the two people acro

cond before bursting into a

You watch too many Hollywood movies, buddy. You can

ing against Liam. "It's so p

nd nervously tugged at the sleeve of Jarrod's suit jacket. She

covering her small hand with his large, warm palm, g

dead silent. Liam smirked, pulling out

deafening roar of heavy engines s

essively swerved onto the curb, completel

vanished instantly. They stared o

earpieces, poured out of the vehicles. They moved

e cafe and shoved the heavy gla

chief of staff-walked briskly into the room. He

Janiyah Alford. He walked strai

nt room. He held out the folder with both hands. "The dee

abbed the edge of the table to stop h

t. It was the apex predator of the financial world. The Holt family

ds shook so violently that her limited-edition Birkin

s hand and pointed casually toward the VIP lounge a

Jarrod said to Alex, his

econd. He turned and gave a sharp hand sig

afe. They pulled heavy ste

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o a thousand pieces. Another man drove his boot into the Italian leather

amed in pure terror

ke a dying fish as he watched the space he had just brag

d his large hands and covered her ears, shielding her f

as complete, the cafe

Liam was cowering on the floor. H

the dust-filled air, "your firm will fire you to prevent Ho

ompletely paralyzed body and guided her through the wrec