g about money. Kayden's body went rigid. The blood drained f

ignity against her father's safety. Her father's bruised face. Her mother's hateful s

h shame and resolve, met his. Her trembling fingers went to th

. Confirmation tha

her, letting the tension build until it filled the car. A frown crossed his brow, barel

aid, his voice cold and e

indow made her jump. A strangled gasp escaped her lips. She recoil

de, holding a lar

rt

reath caught. If he saw her...

lowered the tinted window just a crack. Enough to talk, but not

his own. His arm was a steel band around her waist. He leaned down, his lips brushing her ear, hi

r. She was trapped, her face pressed ag

oing here?" Carter's voice, muffled by rai

s," Brook said f

" Carter's voice came quick. "Hey, have you s

. A warning. A strange sort of comfort. As he spoke to Carter, he lowered his head and pressed a light kiss to the s

oice steady. "She's your fiancée. You sh

I heard you were considering that East Side development p

ncées. Send it to my assistant." Brook's tone made it

ed beneath the cashmere blanket and the wet fabric of h

the window stood the man who had betrayed her. Inside, she was being claimed by the m

lk soon." He retreated from the window, a

sealing them back in

down at her pale face, her wide, dazed eyes.

d her clothes, his movements efficient and detached, li

t her, his expre

tional Facility," he said. "You'll