a few feet away, holding a martini glass. S

ook who it is. Does the trailer park girl

mpletely blank. She looked at Samantha the

et away from Serena. His jaw tightened. He did not move, but his

e as fear. She stepped closer

out of the Sinclair house tonight l

r. Other club patrons turned their heads, formi

rved into a slow

oice was perfectly level. "Your father's stock is tanking, and he is desperately le

shed. Her eyes widene

our family to avoid bankruptcy court tomorro

th rage. With a furious shriek, she lunged forward and hurle

extended arm in one fluid motion. As she passed, she hooked her ankle cleanly behind Samantha's leading fo

ed wildly off balance. She let out a startled yelp. Her arms flailed. The martini glass, still clutched in her ha

erself on a nearby table, chest heaving, martin

ollowed by a wave of poorly stifled snickers.

clung to her skin, the stain spreading in ugly, irregular patch

You lunged at me with a drink and tripped over your own heels. Perhaps

ven one of Samantha's own friends pressed

rage. With a wordless, guttural scream, she snatched a full champagne flute from t

wd and clamped around Samantha's wrist mid-swing. The champa

f the club, stood between t

Samantha's wrist with a shove, making her stumble backward again. "

ess, her chest heaving. "She tripped me! Sh

a woman who was standing still. Everything that happened after that, you brought on yourse

er shoulders. Sh

lousy twisted in his gut, but it was mixed with something else-a grudging admiration

ed, her voice now a tearful, desperate shriek. Her masca

ers stepped forward. "Put Miss Sharp and her fri

ress clinging to her like a second skin. The crowd parted, several people openly laughing and raising their p

re is a back exit through the employe

o leave before Lucas decide

lowed Gregory toward the heavy

ed out his phone and typed a message to Carter. Before he could hit send, Carter's voice crackled urgently through

rear exit. Block the alley. Now!" he ordered, alre

ned the heavy steel door at the end. The smell

a said, stepping o

he alley was pitch black. The only sound

tle echoed from b

ped out, blocking the o