gainst his shirt. He let out a loud, mocking lau

y," Chase said, looking down his nose at her. "You step out that do

grabbed the handle of her suitcase. The

ocking the bedroom door. His eyes turned dark. "If you

etely dead. "Move. Or I will call the polic

reacted before his brain did. He stepped back. He wa

The loud noise made Chase's heart physically jump in

garage. She opened the trunk of the Porsche she had bought with

ripping the steering wheel with both hands. The adrenaline that had carried her through the confrontation drained out of her b

reathing slowly, as the minutes ticked past. The digital clock on the dashboard glowed 2:47 AM. She watched the numbers change. 2:48. 2:49. The

e dashboard clock read 7:15 AM. Her neck ached from the awkward sleeping position. Her stomach was a tight, empty knot of hu

and merged into the heavy morning traffic. She spoke

y of Ryan Investments on Wall Street. Her high

d stared. They looked at her black suit and the bruise

to her glass-walled office, pushed the do

ack of folders. Her hands were shaking so badl

oe stuttered, her face pale. "Everything

from Chloe's hands. Her eyes scanned the numbers ra

into the office. He looked sick. "The target

desk and stood up. "Who has the capit

. He spoke the name that made everyone

re from her computer monitor highlighted the tight

for Donovan Group. The screen filled with red

g," Chloe whispered. "He is t

with the stress, but she forced her brain to fo

e intellectual property management secti

ight now," Harper ordered Chloe. "We

uicide. Antoni is ruthless. He wi

no permanent enemies on Wall Street. Onl

the direct line to the Donovan Group ex

nd completely professional. "Alex Reed

nutes with Antoni today," Harper sa

Mr. Donovan has no interest in spea

ne wen

ffice, staring at t