Bound To The Ruthless Billionaire Proxy

ilently in th

less, drumming rhythm. The chill seeped through the

smelled like copper and decay. The cemetery workers had already retreated to the shelt

bed behind her ribs, but she ignored it. She just

tires on wet grave

curb directly behind her. The engi

car door s

the rain. He didn't carry an

oad shoulders blocking the wind. They moved in perfect sy

ve leather shoes splashed carelessly i

nd let out a loud, thea

and said, his voice s

les turned white. She refused to look at him. She kept her

et of his tailored coat. He pulled

ment directly into

getting wet. At the top of the page, stamped in dark

ly, dropping the fake sympathy. "A massive, devastat

throat. The cold air suddenly

her voice trembling but fierce. "H

pression twisted his f

d a thick finger at her. "Tell that to the SEC. Yo

er, invading he

nued. "They need a wife for Sterling. Sign the

n sheer defiance. The paper landed in a muddy

ying man to pay off a

signaled one of the bodygua

sly, the second bodyguard opened a massive, sprawling black golf umbrella over Roland. The wide canopy shielded Roland completely, trapping Elsie just outside its edg

hers. She could smell the expensive c

our mother's medical care at the facility is cut off today. And

chest. The dull ache behind her ribs

ithout the funds, her own heart condition was a death sentence. She would

y contract from the grass. He handed it back

olently she could barely lift her arm. The rain washe

iage. To be silent. Broken. But if I'm inside the Carlisle estate, I'll be closer to the truth. Her father had been framed. Every instinct

mbling

instead of paralyzing her. She lifted her eyes briefly toward the rectangle of wet earth tha

ting for him to hand it over. Her fingers closed around the cold metal, steady now. She pressed the tip to the

rious, ugly grin. He tucked it safely into

skin, but her eyes were no longer those of a cornered victim. They were sharp, un

ut clear over the drumming rain. "Enjoy it while you can. You

of unease skated behind his eyes. "Big words for

accord, forcing him to look down at her. "I have nothing left to lose-and a

bodyguards lunged to grab her arms, but she wrenched free with a swift, shar

em, "and I'll make sure my first act as Sterling Carlisle

the car door, and Elsie climbed in without assistance, gathering her soaked dres

oward the grave. Her eyes burned, but no more tears fell. I'll fi