e do

at went beyond physical tiredness. It was the command of a man

w and pulled back a slat

at the curb, a sleek, predatory beast i

asn't wearing a coat, and a light, misty rain was beginning to fall again, da

yer mail them," she said into the phone, her v

rge of anger, "come down. Now. Or I'm coming up,

scene, humiliate her in front of her

ion, Beryl grabbed a li

oor of the lobby, and the d

ance in a few long, purposeful strides

nto her hands.

he said, his eyes boring into hers. "And a

. "Sign the NDA that's in there. The money is yours. It's enoug

with these things she likes, and they divorced quietly, so that grandpa wouldn

It was not a man's job, but Katlin's urging gave h

n as a way to get rid of the

ick, so bitter, she

she once loved could be so brazen for another

the key to a life of unimaginable luxury.

t nothing b

he hurled the folder back at him

heaf of legal documents scattered at his feet, land

tand her. He is a very kind old man. Even if she wants to divorce, she

voice shaking with a fury that was pure an

oaking in a puddle of oily water, its ink starting

"Is this what you want? To ruin me? To see me brought down? Don't forget, when I was unconscious, it was you who schemed against my grandfather

was completely heartbroken by this remark,

ed him, but these words, combined with the hatr

t. A woman who can give up her mother's life for mon

hospital bed for three years is lo

ere is freezing rain. His body, which has just come out

neurological damage from his accident, a beast he usually

streetlights blurring

s voice sounded

, pressing against his temples as if he could

an escaped his lips

hitting the wet pavemen

h shock. For a second, she thought it

ntorted in a mask of pure agony. Sweat bead

was

replaced by a cold, fa

too much. He slumped against her, his body heavy and unresponsive,

t the hell

m, his backpack dropped on the sidewalk. He

ous body out of the rain and into the small, li

d Aidan's phone from his pocket, used his limp thumb to unloc

sharp and commanding. "Queens. My ad

e silent, flashing lights of a private ambulance. Wyatt and a team

rney, Wyatt's phone rang. He answere

he screen t

yes were as sharp and commanding as ever. He took in the scene-his unconscious grand

g no room for argument. "He will stay with Mrs. Beaumont until he is s

creen, horrified. "Mr

he first time, she saw not a titan of industry, b

y are going to divorce. So he want to

plain it to you now. " he said, his voice dropping to a plea. " It's always impossible for the two of them to make it to