e stood over her, her chest rising and falling evenly. She slowly f

ic shriek tore from her mouth. She threw herself o

Her eyes were wide and fille

, her hands curled into claws, aiming her sharp n

her back foot and leaned her torso backward. Kathleen's fingern

at the two women gr

said, her voice dripping wi

d for air, looking as though she mig

d. His fragile masculine pride shattered complet

Cassie like an

sive fist, aiming a devastating punch right at her head. The fo

eet firmly on the rug, her core tighte

lew forward, Cassie ducked and

momentum of his missed punch pulled his heavy

the toe of her designer heel hard in

let out a loud cry of pain. His leg buckled

error. A tall porcelain vase was knocked over in the panic, shattering into hundr

of her eye, Cass

eapot full of scalding hot tea from the coffee table. With a sc

eart skipp

hrow pillow from the armchair

fabric, sending up a cloud of steam. A few drops of hot liquid hit Cassie's f

steaming pillow aside. Her

lee in two quick strides. She reached out a

rcing Kailee's head to sna

ered two brutal, back-to-back slaps across Kailee's

f Kailee's mouth. Her eyes rolled back slig

kward. Kailee collapsed onto the sofa like a

shot, entirely devoid of reason. He limped over to the corner of

t wildly toward Cassie's head. The metal shaft

ils shrank t

d, rolling over the arm of

ck glass exploded. Shards of glass flew in every direction, slici

eavy brass table lamp from the side table, ripping the cord from the wall. She held i

stepped over the broken glass, closing in on her. Cassie tightened her grip on t

athleen shrieked from the corner

jaw loc

ard swing, a deafening crash ech

one in the living room froze. Josep

orce that splintered the heavy brass lock and sent the thick

nlight flooded in

lhouetted against the light. An aura of pure,

he house. His face was a mask

n her throat. Her grip o

tactical suits. The bodyguards flooded the living room, instantly taking control of th

instantly locked onto Cassie, who was backe

rode across the room, ignoring the glass c

nst his solid chest. His large arm wrapped tightly around her waist, l

sharp, clean scent of cedar and cold air filled

t the billionaire who had just materialized in his living room. His han

at Josephus. His eyes were completel

e was quiet, but it carried the c