e welcome mat, her bare fee

hidden Brooklyn apartment. The freezing rain dripped fro

ldest executive of the Phillips Gro

quickly threw three heavy deadbolts into place. He grabb

dn't dry

shot, burning with a

ded, her voice hoarse.

He let out a heavy sigh, the

the code, and pulled out a yellowed, folded do

hicle inspe

remote-controlled Trojan had been implanted into the electronic

bling finger at the si

d quietly. "He became a millionaire a week after t

ers traced the in

with Fenton?" she asked,

eet of paper. A wire transfer

he mechanic," Eduardo explained, tapping the paper.

ard, undeniable evidence. Fe

pleaded, his eyes filled with sorrow. "He controls eve

's eyelids. Then, the memory of Fenton standing in the bal

nity s

ing the car keys resting o

sie was already out the door. The fire in her veins comple

iver's seat of Eduardo's Asto

pedal. The engine roared like a wound

her knuckles white. Her other hand was crushed into

sion, turning the streetlight

lick lanes of the cross-sea bridge. The speed

Drive to the Long Island e

ed out. It accelerated silently, locking onto the taillights

bach, Arthur Michael stare

Martin's terrifying speed. A mu

is driver, his voice a low, dan

rror. The massive black grille o

est. Fenton's assassin

pedal harder, desp

of standing water on a sharp cu

he bridge as the sports car hydroplaned, sliding completely

lculated violence, the

orced steel side directly into the sliding A

arks showered into the rain

t halt, stopping less than two

yed, punching El

ad slammed against the steering wheel, and hot

he Maybach wa

a black trench coat, his heavy leather shoes splash

of the Aston Martin and ripp

ell of rain flo

ildly in her hal

arms blindly, terrified the assassin was

ng wrists in one hand, p

voice was deep, vibrating with

his tone made Elsie's b

trying to l

but a dark, blurred silhouette. But the scent of him-a heavy, intoxicating mix o

eeding gash on her forehead, sliding one arm

ver's seat, carrying her against his

e exhaustion and terror fi

t Arthur's broad, solid che

gently onto the

ed and blue lights of the police cr

his driver. "Take u