ipsed by a raw, suffocating terror. He couldn't meet Elena's gaze, his

ping just inches from him. She looked down at

et register. "You are going to take the fall for everything. Every s

call a press conference. You will stand in front of the ca

rd. "That will destroy his reputati

n Elena's eyes hit Haylee like a physical blow, forcing th

be, Darron? A ruined reputation, or ten years m

his sides. The veins on the back of his hands bulged aga

begged, his voice cracking, sounding pathet

up her smartphone, and tapped the screen, bringing up the dia

abbing her wrist to stop her from pressing call. "Ok

of intense physical nausea hit her. She ripp

r desk and slowly, deliberately scrubbed the skin wh

ed it, and pressed the intercom but

in quickly, clutching a thick stack of papers.

onto the desk right in front of Dar

as a morally bankrupt, cheating liar. The edges of his vi

picked up a pen and signed his name at the bottom of the

nd Elena saw pure, unadulterated disgust in Haylee's eyes directed at Darron for bein

ook. She smiled a

again. "Security. I nee

s walked into the room. They flanked Darron

forward, his head hanging low like a defeated

efore she turned and practically ran out the door

cked shut. The room

looked down at the street below, watching the media v

inally loosened. She let out a long, hea

you get those account numbers?" sh

eless body in her past life, the girl who had taken a bullet meant for her. The

stepped forward and wrapped her arms around

a second, but then slowly wrapp

er. "I promise you," she whispered fie