hts of the Manhattan streets reflecting in th

stepped out from the shadows of a clo

. He looked at the screen, then loo

the device. He cracked his knuckles, a cruel smile twisting his lips. "Looks

t even waited for her to arrive in the Hamptons. She had

aty hand to grab Adeline's wet hair. "Come

ne du

, surgical-grade needles slid from the

k and stumbled forward, crashing di

Adeline drove the needle precisely into the

ad. His massive body instantly lost all motor function and

with shock. He thought his partner ha

e puddle, pointing at the fallen man, and be

his nerves fraying. He raised his

he scrambled, she brought her heel

ted in pain

dle flashed in the dim light. She drove it straig

knees, paralyzed from the waist down, his eyes wide

stoppe

were completely devoid of emotion as she stepped over th

ck against the leather seats. He took slow, deep breaths, forci

glass of ice water a

pill away. It boun

the silver necklace. He rubbed his thumb

Martinez family is pressing for detai

m, a man who couldn't even stand the touch of a woman with

girl covered in mud, chewing o

. A twisted, brilliant

his voice cold and absolute. "But I want the eldest dau

igence says she is... cognitively impaired. A def

itive function is the perfect cover. She won't a

ue when Griffin used that tone. He pulled out his

the back of a late-night bus

at her. She wasn't going to run from this arranged marriage. She was going to