way of the Luna family estate. Before the driver could even open

st her pale skin. She ignored the sting, pushing t

her's body lying on this same gravel, broken and lifeless, flashed in her mind. He

mory down, forcin

g by a large oak table, staring down at a thick document-the Hansen me

rushed to her side. Seeing the raw needle mark and the drop of blood on her ha

ight with a father's terror. "What happened

ost forever-shattered the last of her composure. She buried her face in his shoulder

g her hair. He thought her tears were from the trauma of t

azing with a desperate intensity. "I'm not mar

we've talked about this. Luna Group... we have a cash flow problem. The merger

re. The same logic that had l

rm. "They're not trying to save us. They're trying to swallow us w

tion in her eyes was familiar, but beneath it was a steely resolve he had never seen before

The butler announced that Mr. Pr

gently turned him down, his wounded pride had turned to spite. He'd used his family's influence to creat

uickly, her voice low. "Pleas

d by her vehemence

holding a bouquet of lilies. He had that easy, confident smile of the old-money elite, a smile s

not before leaving the

holding. She turned to her father. "I need to see th

y in her face. He led her to his study and opened the heavy

atal. Her finger traced along a line item. "Here," she said, her voice sharp. "And here. These are h

He had just started to have his own suspicions

ce dropping to a near whisper. "It's a hostile takeover dressed

m the ledgers to his daughter, a dawning horror in

placing her hands on his shoulders. "Trust me,

t with fear and a newfound respect. For the f

he desk buzzed, s

Vance from the Hansen legal team is here. H