s expensive mint breath mints mixed with the garbage

ering every ounce of strength she had, she plan

e stumbled backward, his expensive suit ja

stupid bitch," he spat. "Look at you. You're nothing. You're a used-up

ened her spine, refusing to cower. She looked him

nom, "but at least I'm a legally married woman now. I'm not a pa

-a loud, ugly sound that echoed in the alley. "Married

licious challenge. "Call him, then. If you have a hu

s veins. She reached into her purse and pulled out her

the screen, and tapped the only ne

me

e rang out, loud and clear in the quiet a

an, the atmosphere inside the glass-walled bo

a mask of pure ice. A senior vice president was sweating profus

o low that none of the twenty exec

and incredibly loud ringtone

able in sheer terror, wondering whose career was a

was coming from the burner phone sitting inches from his left

it up with a

ute shock crosse

d of declining the call, reached out. His large finger hit the g

e-of-the-art acoustic system. It was high-pitched,

n are you getting of

o

l Street's most ruthless predators turned to stone

throb dangerously. His knuckles turned stark white as he gripped the armrest, completely infuriated by the audacity

ht his teeth ground together. "What the hell are you doing?"

his voice. It gave her the exact ammunition she needed. S

othering me. He said you

His arrogant smirk faltered, replaced by a dark scowl. He scoffed, adjust

from Debora's body. Her shoulders slumped. She spoke quic

hung

ned to the dial tone. His face

wenty pairs of eyes immediately snapped down

racked like a whip. "Meeting postponed. Redo the entir

g loudly against the floor, an

toward his private elevator. "Get the