ion's oppressive gloom. She took a deep breath of the sal

mb moved with cold precision. Darius. Genevieve

that, she thought.

his chest, coughing violently as

hed back in. "Fathe

That woman... she's a viper," he

the inside of a courtroom, she'll realize how badly she's overplayed her hand." H

e thing. There isn't a single top-tier law firm in New York that will r

onfirmed something he'd known all along. "Exactly

aw her

, "there's something I should have told you. I think my fathe

uring the crisis. It seems the Mulle

e eyebrow arching. "What

practiced modesty. "My father saw you were in trouble, and for your sake, he...

We never imagined she would turn around and

sterious source of Isabel's money and ca

his ego. His expression didn't harden with rage-in

credit for my family's generosity. And now she wants to cash in on it." He took Dove's hands, his thumbs brushi

skeptical. But the story served

e heavy with fatigue. "Hand

esting at the small of her back. "As soon as the papers are signed, you're moving in

ainst him, her

's eyes followed Dove-calculating, unc

Island, Isabel's phone chimed. It wa

ard this to you. He recommends Brion Hud

st piece of her counterattack was in motion. Isabel pointed t

ank in the rearview mirror. She