irectly. The last of her tears had dr

e steady. She knew there was no suc

be-crossed his face. He appreciated

height. Resumed his

e cold and precise. "And you ha

mean? What do yo

tead, he posed a question that

for revenge? Your body? You

in her vision. Their triumphant smi

nything." N

mile touched the corner of Asht

y by the door stepped forward with a file. Ashton

sign

chinson, would place herself under the complete and total authority of Ashton

pages. Her eyes scanne

her blood run cold. H

sent to complete facial

change my face?"

dead woman can't get revenge. You need a new identity

htakingly beautiful. Sharp, aristocratic features.

ton said, tone casual as he drop

silence. She was to become a rep

a hint of steel in his voice. "U

the plan was staggerin

r. Letting the we

somewhere no one knows you. I'll give you enough money to live o

al. A quiet life haunted by the ghosts of what they did to

flashed in her mind. They had t

een rewarded with

licker of hesitation in her eyes di

the bottom of the con

time she would

it. A profound finality. The girl she used to be

ract. A look of sati

er. An invitation. "Wel

her own. A small act of defiance t

" Her voice c

red in Ashton's eyes. "Good

ho'd been waiting outside entered,

k hair-the hair Drake had always claimed to love-cascaded o

st's eyes in the

er new life. Strands of her past fell to the floor. And