m burst open with such force

white surroundings. Her eyes, wide with fury, took in Chloe's pale face, the IV stand

e carefully navigated the wires and tubes to wrap Chloe in a fierce, prote

ng her lips for the first time in days. She patted Maya's back. "It'

slightly. "I'm

f stunned, then ecstatic, relief. "Finally! Oh, thank God. It's

already found a new place. But I'll

ghost. She can be in and out of that penthouse before he even knows what's happening. W

voices low, plotting the extraction wi

room on the 50th floor of the Montgomery Industries tower

sment isn't in the file?" he sna

from the European merger... it's missing. We can't

eaction was to turn his head,

ot with her calm, capable presence, but

a hint of malicious glee in her voice. "A

ish, unprofessional stunt to punish him for the other night. The thought that she would

file shut. "M

ng up the distance to the elevator. The entire floor fel

leather interior, his mind racing. He was going to go home, find her cowering there, an

lock of the penthouse and

bellowed int

ans

was no scent of dinner cooking, no sound of

He strode into the walk-in closet. Her side was still full of clothes, her shoes lined u

oom and stopped dead in the

ood ra

or. The wall behind it was sprayed with a dark red sub

as another dark, reddish-brown stain. It was matte, not glossy like the wine on the wa

ian felt a sliver of genuine, unner

ager. "This is Montgomery in 88B," he barked. "Was there any d

embling slightly. "Nothing at all. Your floor has th

d for absolute silenc

and infuriating. He ripped at his tie, his breath comin

cem

normous living room like a c

cem

ystal ashtray from the coffee table and hurled it a

im, ignoring his calls, trying to make him w

he wanted to play games, he would show her

over the button to freeze all her supplementary car

tification popped up at the top of his

,000.00. Merchant: Fo

d to burn into his retinas. A quarter of a

of pure, unadulterated rage. His vision went red a