up, his massive fra

ry at her rejectio

out a heavy, matte-black card with gold le

slowly toward the shattered remai

ed, his voice devoid of emotion, reciting the numbers like a machine. "Your father's IC

d, his dark eyes

th the liquid capital and the power to make

els of his jacket so tig

ng the truth. The mat

her voice trembling despite her

lked back

lable whenever I call. In exchange, your fathe

ature of his demand hit he

igayle's cheeks in a w

illow from the sofa and hurl

stic bastard!"

w bounce harmlessly off his shoulder. His eyes da

, Kevin Rich stepped

ck stack of documents. He handed

ossed them onto the glass cof

uidation report," D

rd, her eyes scanning

tion listing the primary creditor who had aggr

n Holdi

's breat

before her, her mind racing, connecting the sharp

She had heard Jeffery whisper his

le breathed, the name tast

rue power behind the Sulliv

r in her mind, forming a h

And now, Donovan Sullivan standing in her living room, offering t

oordinated

sofa, the oversized jacket

She pointed a shaking finger at the door. "Your family destroyed mi

't change. He didn't offe

heave with rage, his silence

gle cent from a Sullivan," Abigayle vowed, her eyes burning

-gold card from his fingers and

mooth surface, stopping right at

king down at her with abso

can no longer afford, Abig

d walked tow

reshold, looking ba

"Within three days, you will realize exactly what the real wo

in and the guards f

shut, the sound echoing like a

od frozen fo

r knees

to the sofa, burying

aline crashed, leaving behind nothing but

silent sobs tore through he

into the room, a white bandage

ater in his trembling han

. The warmth seeped int

e black-and-gold card

fingers released it over the trash can, her eyes involuntarily memorized t

him," she whispere