door, putting as much distance as possible between herself and Juli

a small paper bag on the seat between them. In

orite b

now that? It was another piece of t

you, but I'm not hungry,"

iage is a transaction," he said, his voice flat. "But as my w

mand. A spark of def

the Waltons and the Hayes family," she retor

eyes flashing. "And when thi

in place. A slow, chilling smile touched his lips. "D

he had just traded on

em past the long lines of waiting couples. They were ushered into a private, wood-p

. A few signatures, a short, imper

husband

cate. The paper felt weightless in her hand, ye

sun. Before Chloe could put the document into

cate. Not in half, but into small, deliberat

uttered from his hand

?" she whispered, h

d wiped his fingers, as if he'd touched somethi

beside her ear. His breath was warm against her

sessive murmur for her alone, "I am the o

ting off h

again a mask of cool indifference. "Re

nt. She hadn't found a weapon. S

door open for her,

ear. It didn't matter. As long as she could destroy the

e straight, her eyes like chips