pid executive decision. "Nobody moves against h

mily to the shadows of the staircase land

glass table. The warm, loving mask melted o

down at her, his eyes filled with disgust. "You jumped off

he cookie crumbs off her hands and

tending to tell him to take hi

rds "bankruptcy" and "shorting," an in

violently intervened, physically preventin

e choked on the words, force

d's censorship laws!

the "laws." They didn't fully understand it, but they r

ging her tactics. If she couldn't say it

been taking a lot of trips to the Cayman

blow. His pupils shrank to pinpricks. That was exact

vely into her personal space. "What exa

eeply in love' act is garbage. Do you really t

a fraction of a second. But his

wounded pain. He raised his voice, making sure i

sa!" Hughie shouted, sounding heartbroken. "A

"Just because I rejected your advances doesn't mean

, genuinely stunned

You narcissistic piece of trash. I wouldn't

ccusations. Any lingering doubt in Tristan's mind v

er perfect prince shattered completely, re

lk past him to leave the room, but Hughie reac

nto her skin, her apocalypti

and violently wrenched his wrist backward. A

. He stumbled back, clutching his wrist

She looked at him with absolute disg

, she stopped short. The four family members were huddled together

eart skipp

. I was too violent. I defini

at her with disgust. He cleared his throat a

our room and