own Fifth Aven

skin, but she felt nothing. The numbness had spread from her chest

of dirty water splashed across her legs, the

lying in a hospital bed, dying. She co

d. Then another. None of them stopped. In this rain, in this part of

other hospital, another doctor, anyone. The scree

onnecting her to

shing away her hope. She was alone. She had no m

moving slowly down the avenue. Three sleek, bla

-Royce

roat as her eyes locked onto th

LMA

t didn't belong to Garrick. It belonged to the real king

Saint. Cold, aloof, and utterly ruthless. Garrick lived in terror of him. Everything

more humiliating than dying in the street. But then she saw he

y thing she had lef

dy moved. She lunged off the curb, arms spread wid

ber mixed with the rain. The massive car

black suits jumped out, hands hovering near their wa

of the Phantom r

ted by the dashboard lights was unforgettable. Sharp cheekbones, a str

allroom, surrounded by people who treated him like royalty. Up clo

a military buzzcut stepped out, his eyes hard a

icle," Holloway ordered, his v

ooked past Holloway, directly into Holden's icy eyes. "Mr. T

He just looked at her, his gaze slowly traveling

yelled, her voice breaking.

couldn't tell if the hot drops rollin

d her, ready to physically

nd d

, but it carried the weight of absolu

he silence stretched, filled only by th

t i

Ariel, they sounded like a lif

Ariel didn't hesitate. She scrambled into the warm, d

side the car was deafening. The only sound was Ariel

o a compartment and pulled out a soft, gray cashmere blanket. H

n said to the driver