urned Avah's nostrils, dragging her c

The glaring white ceiling of a VIP

tabbing pain shot up from her heavily bandage

, and her stepmother, Eleanor, walked in. Their faces

r bandages. He marched straight to the foot of the bed and s

red at her: Mutual Dissolution of Engagement

voice dripped with venom. "You made an absolute scene

narrowing. "The family simply cannot afford to lo

immediately. You are stepping down. You will give the fiancée p

supposed to be her family. A low, ras

n the fire flashed behind her eyes

. She didn't even reach for the Mont

lammed his fist onto the table, the l

Sign it, or I will make sure the press remembers your li

stomach. Her heart violently contracted. That w

e sneered, "A woman with a filthy stain like that doe

is time, Avah didn't lower her head. She d

of the back of her hand. Blood instantly welled up, drip

er knuckles, Avah grabbed the thic

ed silence, Avah gripped the edges of the

f the thick paper was dea

eston's custom-tailored suit jacket. They

arse but vibrating with lethal intensity,

aised his hand high, ready to slap his

p. The pure, murderous intent in her eyes

y call button attached to the bed rail. "Security. I ne

eached them. Eleanor, desperate to maintain her high-s

r before turning to the door. "You wil

the bed. Her face was completely blank as she pressed a cot

at the glittering Manhattan skyline. A dark, c