lass table. Chloe immediately grabbed the white cloth tu

ok slightly. She kept her eyes glued to the table, her

s gaze slowly traced the line of her slender neck and

is long index finger against the rim of his crystal glass. C

Chloe's chest. She couldn't breathe. She grabbed her empty tr

ulled at the corner of his mouth. He picked up the f

She leaned her back against the cold marble counter,

rough the ambient noise. It sounded like na

ting across the floor, draped in haute couture. A h

orm. Her look of surprise instantly m

igner handbag down on the marble surface. The im

She mocked Chloe, laughing that the new Sterling bride was r

y so hard her fingers ached. She fired back, her voice cold, sta

th absolute disgust. She sneered, telling Chloe she wa

ire scene unfold. His fingers tightened around his e

ottle of the most expensive liquor on the menu. She pointed

d to walk away. Sarah lunged forward and grabbed a

ght now, Sarah would call the hospital and cut off Martha's med

re humiliation burned in her eyes. The whispers and

blood. Slowly, her knees began to bend. She w

old floor, a deep, booming voic

to

up. The man in the black mask stood at the edge of the ba

cers stepped out of the shadows instantly

t the two women were too loud and were ruining the club'

ly's wealth, trying to intimidate them. The bouncers ignor

er physical force of the guards. The two women were dra

he masked man who had just saved her.

the chaotic scene below and vanished seamlessly into the darkness

ead. Instead of firing her, he bowed slightly. He told her to

d up at the closed door of the VIP room. Her palms began to sweat against