ss from her. "What are you doing here?" he demanded. His voice was a low

a reply, Felipe let ou

he said, leaning back in his chair. "Ms.

ilk but laced with steel. He picked up his fork,

luable employee like Ms. Potts deserves a proper welcome. She's alrea

laration: She works for me

finally turned his attention to Felipe. "Bonne

s is my assistant, not my property. Here at Vanguard, we believe in freedom a

ligah's well-known controlling nature an

s gone, replaced by a look of pure, spiteful pleasure. She then shot April a look of such

er. She had to

t the floor. "Mr. Bonner, I've lost my

e only mo

lamped around her wrist. His grip was like a steel manacle.

eave?" he snarled, his

nging of a phone shatt

caller ID on the scre

a flicker of apprehension. He could defy the world

look that promised this was not over, then sta

ril could hear it from where she stood. "You get your wife and you bring her to the estate

ome of Kinley had backfired, reaching the o

r word, his face a mask of cold

with me," he

she cha

Madden

alse concern. "Eligah, it's the middle of a

s were locked on April. "It's an order

rwin Madden, the patriarch of the entire clan, was a diff

stiff, re

Brylee in their wake, Eligah pulled out his phone again. He s

ts and Felipe Bonner have spent together. Every wo