beacon of escape. Just check out. Get in the car. Disappear. She could feel Damien's gaze on her back, a burning bran

Kens

e, as if he had been waiting for her. From one monste

is voice dripping with condescension. "Stop this no

sence a welcome relief. Seraphina looked at her estranged

in touch with yours," she said

Your precious brother Theodore? He's always been so fragile, hasn't he? I wonder how long he'll last. Leo is already dabbling in risky ventures, and federal prison

nowledge even more so. He didn't know I had seen the f

consideration. "I'll overlook this... outburst. All you have to do is

sponse. She turned to Preston, her v

"I'm not done talking to you!" he snarled, taking a menacing

a solid, unyielding barrier. "I suggest you exercise s

l moved in, forming a tense standoff in the middle of the

lear and precise, "is going to make a lovely feature on Page Six tomorrow. I'm sure the Ke

miliation, made Slade's face tighten, his rage

r. He took a slow sip of his espresso, his expression one of detached amusement, as if watching a particularl

crossed Damien's face. He said nothin

aid, her voice sharp with command, "have the lawy

e men and walked toward the revolvi

fury, but Preston and his men formed a solid wall, block

ng, to escape the man shouting behind her, and most of all, to escape the far more dan