vie

It hung there

ep forward. "T

impassive face to mine, her eyes wide with a panic I'd never seen. This wasn't a drama she could control. She was looking at t

whispered. He

ut of him. He stepped slightly in front of Jovi-a gesture

been his posit

one standing beside

issa?" His gaze burned into

ed. Quiet. C

the inch of space between Zane and Jovi. "Are you here as her marri

u don't get to tal

o not get to question my employee after you were caught with

se. Nothing happened with Zane. We were jus

ter laugh almost escaped me. I saw the same d

" He held out his hand, not to take hers

ne's jaw tighten, saw the conflict in his eyes-the need to protect her fightin

t Vance's outstretched hand, her head down, looking utterly defe

look of pure contempt. Th

on changed. I saw something fierce and c

at the elevator. The doors slid ope

h my husband in the

His shoulders slumped. He ran a hand over his face, and when he

e began. His v

the apologies. The image of him standing as Jovi's protec

urprised me-steady, calm, n

e stairwell door. I needed ai

His footsteps h

oducts. I made it one flight down before my body gave out. I staggered to the

emory, hitting me wi

lu. His hand gentle, holding my hair back. His other hand rubbing my

afety of being looked afte

l. The sickness wasn't from illness. It was from him. The

ve banged op

at him as I went down the rest of the stairs and

e drive you ho

m free. "I'm g

amage he'd caused. His face fell. "Work?

ords came out dull. "Because

t broke something in hi

I'll drive

o tired