sabelle, over his shoulder, met Stella's gaze. A slow, triumphant smirk twisted

mile broke Ste

with Isabelle that he didn't see her coming. She sidestepped him, raised her ha

e slap echoed a

on her pale skin. A trickle of blood appeared at the corner of

" Ethan finally roared, g

Without thinking, she swung it, a heavy missile of crocodile leather and pal

flying to his head as he st

ment to create dis

ds. He stopped short, his eyes wide as he took in the chaotic scene: his boss bleeding from a cut on his forehead

here," Evan stammered to the guar

whimpered, her eyes rolling ba

call an ambulance! No, there's no time. Get th

und garage. Ethan's own Aston Martin was parked right in fr

mile touching her lips. She walked up to Eth

were speaking another lan

said, her tone leaving no room f

h. "You assault me, you nearly drown Isa

se, reached into his jacket pocket, and her fingers clos

A few yards away, the Aston Mar

s unhurried and deliberate. She opened the dri

chose that exact moment to go completely limp

e roared to life. With a squeal of tires, the sports car shot out into Fifth Avenue t

when her phone rang. The screen lit

th