reckless determination. He was pacing Sienna's living room, phone in hand. "She'll sign whatever I

ith no connections. What's she going to do? The As

ed with an incoming call. An encrypted internationa

from Ryan's face

rated. He hesitated, then swiped to

as alpine ice, cut thr

ed, his own voice su

d could be heard in the background. "I want this circus with your actress off every news site, ev

an blustered, trying to recla

colder. "And another thing. Stay away from Chloe. Until the divorce is finalized and the ink is dry, she is still Chloe Astor, and she is

mention of Chloe's name, at

lian had hung up witho

ightly his knuckles were white. The humiliation was

our cousin, I'm just 'the actress'," she s

. It was about Julian. It was about the way his cousin had dismissed him,

nna into an embrace, promising her he would fix it, that no one would stand in their way. But inside, he felt po

on the balcony, his pho

ehind him. "Sir, pushing him like t

. A cold, thin smile touched his lips. "That's the poi

h, emotional decisions when his pride was wounded. A direct confrontation wo

ught, was exactly wh

tin, Ryan's frustration festered. He couldn't get his quick, clean d

the rules, he would have to find a way to make Chloe break them. He needed to force her hand, to make her so