r tightened in Eliana's stomach. She stumbled back

ressive aura of power rolling off him in waves was s

s, in a car like this, at this

of them?

. She lurched forward, her voice trembling. "Sir, please, you h

ed lazily into the night air. His gaze was fixed on her, unblinki

and remained perfectly still, a statue of professional silence. His silence wa

g finger back at the looming mansion. "Please, they're trying

gnetic rumble, laced with ice. "Sell you? It s

e a physical blow. Her body went ri

behind her. A family dispute, a desperate escape, and a woman appearing at midnight

manor. Shouts echoed through the night, follo

e. She glanced over her

ar window began to rise, a sheet of dark

rm, her fingers digging in with enough force to bruise. "You little bitch," she hissed, h

d the villa, her suitcase thr

desperate plan formed in her mind. Her body suddenly wen

her voice faint. "I want

guards paused, th

aimlessly through the foyer, her movements slow and clums

nightgown, her face a mask of contempt.

ched cautiously, his brow furrow

ring him. She just kept

family drama, spoke up. "Sir, Madam...

eyes. She grabbed Eliana's ri

liana.

rtled awake. She blinked i

ow did I

walking," Melin

" Melinda ordered the guard

, Eliana's disguise fell apart. She collapsed

smile was a grotesque parody of wa

feed. An elderly woman with white hair lay in a private medical facil

an

ng treatment at one of New York's finest private medical facilities. The daily cost

nails digging so deep into her pa

do?" she asked, her vo

imple. You will take Annabell's place.