ed in Chris

f her shock. She looked at Arch's face.

al instinct

y!" she babbled, her vo

rd, trying to break his g

g. "Your suit fabric is just so slippery, and

tared

agonizing seconds, calculating exactly how much she had f

re fear and pain, masking the massi

st. He shoved her hand away wi

a sterile antibacterial wipe, and began aggressively scr

oice dropping to a deadly calm. "Or I won't mind

furthest door, pulling her knees together. She cradled her t

n't dar

ence for the rest of the drive. Ray apologized pr

er, the Maybach pu

a on the very edge of Beverly Hills. The paint was

wait for Ray to

rew herself out onto the sidewalk. She d

dow rolled up smoothly, sealing the terrifying man away. The M

Her legs felt like jelly. She felt like

reminder of Arch Rush III's terrifying, steel-trap grip. And then there was the bizarre, unsettling firmness of his thigh-a detail that made no sense but refused to leave her mind. She s

for her keys, the door was

rry Vega, stood in the doorway. Their face

ing past Chrissy's shoulde

his smile faltering. "Why didn't

She pushed past them into the cramped, du

stantly vanished, repl

ould you fail to keep a cripple entertained? That man is a walking

at her mother's manicured

ady in the account, isn't

the money arrived. But the company has massive debts. W

that you're in his bed, you need to squ

in Chrissy

aid, her voice shaking with disgust. "And now

nd jabbed her finger har

spat. "You eat Vega food, you sleep unde

dn't refused to marry that broken freak, do you really thin

ard pierced C

old. Hank had only tracked her down and brought her home beca

pped Sherry

s," Chrissy said, her voice turnin

But don't forget to wire your m

d and walked up the narrow, cr

pen the thin

utt immediately lau

She buried her face in the dog's warm fur as he whined