took a deep breath, forcing the cold, calculating look off her face. She let

deadbolt and pull

inside, but Alaia blocked the threshold

at her. "Mr. Darrius is waiting in the car do

lled up with tears. Her lower lip trembled. "Is... is my

ith deep contempt, but his rigid posture relaxed. He bought

me," he

ng a coat and followin

A massive, black stretch Lincoln was idling in the

ench of expensive cigar smoke hit her lungs. Darrius Du

tonight," Darrius spat, his voice dripping with disgust. "You

ied and begged for his understanding.

om her throat and threw herself across

fat tears roll down her cheeks. "Austen lied to

f she had soiled it. But the pathetic display fed his

orward, his eyes narrowing. "The video showed

ox didn't care about her broken heart; he smelle

don't know him. He just saw me crying an

your things. You are moving back to the estate tom

nted to lock her up, monitor her, and use her

She needed to reclaim the twenty percent sta

r eyes glued to the floorboar

th his absolute control. He g

ln sped away. The second the taillights disappeared, the te

le suitcase, taking only her crucia

er picked her up and drove her to the sp

utierrez, was sitting on a velvet sofa sipping tea. Devona'

on her freshly painted nails. Asia smirked. "Congratulati

ked over and spoke in a soft, defeated voice. "Aunt Devo

he total surrender. She forced a tigh

yes, bored by the

o the smallest, most isolated gu

tcase. She walked over to the window, lookin

st her chest. "Let the ga