stic blinds of Darla's Brooklyn apart

r over her head. Her entire body ached

hone erupted into a shri

bbed it. She cracked one eye open

o a knot. She pressed answer and held

hrough the speaker, vibrating with rage. "Do you have a

her ribs. "I didn't cost you anything. Y

looking for a new wife. He's fifty-five, he's rich, and he's willi

known predator on Wall Street. "I'm not m

exactly what I say, I am cutting off every cent of the legal defense fu

n who had ever truly loved her. He was sitting in a maximum-sec

arla whispered, her th

Agnes spat,

ng hard, trying to ground herself. She couldn't breathe. Agnes had t

t. She needed a leg

to her silver cl

bag, and dumped the contents onto the r

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of her, an impenetrable wall of muscle and

as she picked up her pho

ang

voice was a low,

the MUA tower, Anson sat at the head of a massive maho

ng the room. He stood up and walk

bordering on frantic. "It's Darla. I

arkened. "What

all. Just for one year. I'll pay you a lump sum at the end, an

skyline. He was worth eighty billion dollars.

" Anson lied effortlessly,

ve breath of relief.

hung

essive thrill shot straight to his ch

said coldly. He walked ou